
Go or no go? The year ends with Covid-19 vaccine approvals in sight
December promises big US decisions for Novartis, Astrazeneca and Fibrogen, as well as the FDA's first Covid-19 vaccine reviews.

Go or no go? Vascepa’s finale and Allergan's pain relief
Amarin’s Vascepa and Allergan’s migraine project ubrogepant are the high-profile pending FDA approval decisions as the sector heads into the last month of the year.

Go or no go? Roche, Jazz and Camarus await crucial regulatory readouts
The final month of 2018 will see FDA verdicts on Roche’s bid to play in the first-line lung cancer space, and what Jazz hopes will be its next big narcolepsy product.

Another venture funding surge sets up a strong 2018
Cell and gene therapy companies dominate the first quarter, but companies outside these fashionable areas are finding it harder to charm VCs.

First-quarter floats see haves pulling away from the have-nots
Demand for new issues remains sluggish - only eight private biotechs managed to pull off an IPO in the first quarter of 2017.