
Another failure heaps more pressure on Novartis
Deals will come into even greater focus after the failure of ligelizumab, one of the group’s brightest pipeline hopes.

Astra presses on with bispecifics
Followers of novel immuno-oncology mechanisms will note Astrazeneca as a new player in Tigit and Tim3.

Centessa claims a place in the antitrypsin deficiency pipeline
But investors will need more convincing; and others are more advanced, with Arrowhead and Inhibrx ones to watch.

Crucial clinical events for the smaller players
Data are due in the fourth quarter for Aldeyra, Aeglea and Radius, among other small developers.

Arcus nears crunch time for Gilead opt-in
The anti-Tigit MAb domvanalimab will generate key clinical results any day; will they be good enough for Gilead to opt in?

Vertex’s second try at a rare lung disorder
A small molecule for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency faces a key clinical test, and its chances of success aren’t good.