
Fate runs out of excuses
The plug is pulled on a deal with J&J, and Fate swings the axe over its staff and NK cell pipeline.

The Sting is dead; long live the Sting
Yesterday’s deal between GSK and Mersana threw the spotlight back on a forgotten oncology mechanism.

Few biopharma risers stand out at the half year
A look for winners and losers finds a sector laid low by poor sentiment and Covid fatigue, with Lantheus, Vertex and Jazz providing a few bright spots.

Treme climbs a new mountain
Astrazeneca’s Himalaya study is a surprising hit in first-line liver cancer, but competition is already present.

ISTH 2021 – Blackstone’s Novartis spin-out scores
Abelacimab justifies its spin-out into the Blackstone-backed private biotech Anthos Therapeutics, and a big deal could follow.