
EQRX aims for biopharma Spac record
Spac redemptions are a growing concern, but the $1.8bn EQRX deal looks primed to succeed. Proving the business model will be the hard part.

The search for a better Faslodex continues
Selective oestrogen degraders, or Serds, remain in focus as a key period for reporting clinical data approaches.

EQRX vows to slash drug prices where others have failed
Promises to act on pharma’s financial toxicity increasingly seem to lack bite, but EQRX promises to follow its words with real action.

Asco 2021 – Abstract lift drives first stock moves
A handful of small caps, including Sensei and PDS, jumped on Asco abstract data, with much more news to come.

Go or no go? Oncology decisions ahead for the FDA
The US regulator will provide verdicts on cancer projects from TG and Athenex, while Sarepta aims for its third Duchenne approval.

Cut-price drug venture takes aim at Pfizer and Astrazeneca
EQRX has closed two early-stage licensing deals to bring in small molecules that it hopes will shake up oncology pricing.

A blockbuster breast cancer niche has Roche and Sanofi in the lead
As SAR439859 and RG6171 move into pivotal testing, the Serd approach to treating one form of breast cancer generates renewed interest.