
Biotech’s key fourth-quarter data
Deciphera, Allakos and Uniqure are all set for important data disclosures.

After Immunogen and Sutro, Bristol buys into the folate story
The deal puts more support behind targeting folate receptor α, a long troubled target, with antibody-drug conjugates.

Asco 2021 movers – PDS wins, but big pharma reigns
PDS and Spectrum rise, while Black Diamond, Alpine, Harpoon and Macrogenics disappoint, and others ride on big pharma’s coattails.

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.

Radiotherapeutics remain in the deal-making frame
A radionuclide deal between Lantheus and Noria mirrors that done by Novartis and Sofie, among others.

Biotech’s important clinical data readouts
The second quarter brings updates for Scholar Rock, Alnylam and Dicerna, among others.

GW succumbs to a Jazz overture
A focus on rare diseases and regulatory acceptance of cannabis make GW the subject of a $7.2bn buyout.

Sutro bucks the folate trend
Competing folate receptor-targeting projects have recorded one failure after another, but Sutro scores a phase I win.