
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.

JP Morgan 2022 – day one sees healthy deal flow from biopharma
But transactions are small, and mostly involve licensing rather than takeouts, with cancer and gene editing featuring heavily.