
Neurocrine provides some good news in Huntington’s
Ingrezza could have some advantages over approved therapies, but a more important Huntington’s readout nears.

Neurocrine gets selective in schizophrenia
The group’s deal with Sosei will see it compete with Karuna and Cerevel.

Takeda gets the pipeline blues
A big selloff on a mid-stage stumble seems harsh, but Takeda has problems on the horizon.

Cancer continues to dominate deal making
Since 2016 drug developers have spent $23.6bn in-licensing cancer projects, almost half of the sector’s up-front bill.

Toxicity concerns send Larimar down
The company hopes that its novel approach in Friedreich’s ataxia could still have legs, but other assets are further ahead.

Prilenia hopes to buck the Huntington’s trend
Prilenia’s pridopidine is the last big late-stage hope in the disorder, but it already failed phase 2, and phase 3 under the name Huntexil.

The Huntington’s pipeline takes a blow
The failure of Roche and Ionis’s late-stage candidate tominersen casts doubt on Wave’s approach, too.