
Destiny’s date with a partner
The UK company insists that by the end of the year a partner will have been found for its microbiome project to prevent C difficile infections.

Global pharma stocks struggle in the third quarter
A strong performance from a handful of large drug developers could not rescue the sector from a weak three months on the stock market.

Biotech’s important upcoming data
Late-stage data are expected for Apellis; Ionis and Biogen tackle ALS; and Mirati awaits combination results.

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

A Spac makes it happen for 4D Pharma
The boom in blank-cheque companies could offer small UK developers a new route to a US stock market listing.