
Cortexyme and Lilly remind investors that Alzheimer’s failures happen
While Lilly has thrown in the tau towel with zagotenemab, Cortexyme still sees reasons to press on with atuzaginstat.

Non-genetic amyloidosis lives again, thanks to Darzalex and Astra
Interest in AL amyloidosis has been piqued by January’s approval of Darzalex, and today Astrazeneca bought out a company with a phase 3 asset.

AC Immune claims a tau win in Alzheimer’s
But mixed data and a previous failure provide reasons to be cautious.

AC Immune backs alpha-synuclein despite recent setbacks
The group’s purchase of Affiris’s Parkinson’s portfolio comes after stumbles from Roche/Prothena and Biogen.

Novo bets against Crispr for amyloidosis
Novo moves into amyloidosis not long after Intellia made a splash here.

Alzheimer’s and Covid-19 developers make hay on the stock markets
Big risers include Eli Lilly, Biogen, Moderna and Biontech.

A busy year ahead for Parkinson’s disease
As several big pharma companies drop Parkinson’s projects, attention turns to gene therapies and repurposing diabetes drugs.