
Opportunities arise for once-spurned partners
Following the Pfizer-Biohaven blueprint, could other licensing deals turn into buyouts?

The year the regulators meet the microbiome
With Ferring filed and Seres preparing to do so, regulators' views on microbiome approaches to C difficile will soon be heard.

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.