
Novartis eyes up another gene therapy
The company is making a high-risk, high-reward bet with the purchase of Gyroscope.

Biggest unpartnered assets: Argenx nears crunch time
Amid cautionary tales of other highly valued unpartnered assets, efgartigimod approaches its US date with destiny.

Global pharma stocks struggle in the third quarter
A strong performance from a handful of large drug developers could not rescue the sector from a weak three months on the stock market.

Biogen leads the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis hopefuls
Despite several recent late-stage failures, there is still a lot going on in the ALS pipeline.

Apellis finds that one of its twins is evil
A hit and a miss with pegcetacoplan in late-stage trials leaves Apellis with shrinking prospects.

Biotech’s important upcoming data
Late-stage data are expected for Apellis; Ionis and Biogen tackle ALS; and Mirati awaits combination results.

No land grab for Gemini in geographic atrophy
Pivotal development of GEM103 is set to proceed, but the phase 2 result is a cautionary tale – not only for Gemini.