Biopharma’s stock market winners of 2021 revealed
Lilly pips Pfizer to the big pharma top spot on share price performance, while Covid-19 drives the largest risers elsewhere.
Triple meeting – low-profile assets boost Merus and Bicycle
Merus regains some lost pride while Bicycle rides to even greater heights.
Upcoming events – Kalvista aims for acuity and a me-too from Sanofi approaches
As Kalvista hopes to attract Merck & Co, Sanofi plays catch-up with Genmab.
SITC 2019 preview – Nextcure’s time to shine
The biotech calendar’s next key conference gets under way in a month, and a presentation by Nextcure will be a focus for some investors.
Abbvie hopes to turn around the fortunes of Sting
Continued interest in the Sting pathway might come as a surprise, though secrecy suggests that asset prices are failing.
Asco 2019 – Seattle sees an Adcetris follow-up on the horizon at last
A mid-stage study of enfortumab illustrates the relevance of nectin-4 in urothelial bladder cancer, and is hailed by experts as registrational.
Upcoming events – cancer readouts for Merck & Co and Seattle
Merck & Co awaits full Keynote-426 data with Keytruda plus Inlyta, while Seattle Genetics looks beyond Adcetris with enfortumab vedotin.
