
Drug makers leave the pain behind
Developing non-opioid analgesics remains one of the hardest tasks in biopharma.

Go or no go? J&J’s bispecific FDA first
Pdufa decisions also beckon for Amicus, Acadia and Bluebird.

Roche deal fails to Repare the licensing scene
Few sizeable transactions have emerged so far this year, with small licensing deals looking like the norm.

Go or no go? The FDA’s Amylyx dilemma
June will see adcoms aplenty, with Bluebird, Acadia, and the Covid vaccine makers Novavax, Pfizer/Biontech and Moderna all facing FDA committees.

Late-stage pain pipeline refuses to swell
Setbacks from Eliem, Ampio and Acadia thin an already sparse pain pipeline, which remains lacking in serious interest from big developers.