
Key big pharma catalysts to kick off 2022
Important breast cancer data will come in the opening months of 2022, and Glaxo and Pfizer are due pivotal RSV results.

Sanofi moves further into next-gen oncology
Sanofi’s latest acquisition sees the group pay $1bn for the private immuno-oncology company Amunix.

Bavarian Nordic goes it alone, for now
Phase 3 in RSV will begin without a partner, while decent Covid-19 booster data pave the way for pivotal development.

RSVVW 2021 – Pfizer gets maternal
Positive phase 2 data with the group’s maternal RSV vaccine set up a busy 2022 for work on the infectious disease.

Bavarian Nordic gets a vaccine booster
The Danish group reports promising mid-stage data with its respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, but competition is fierce.

Sigilon hold hurts ahead of key haemophilia meeting
After a patient develops inhibitors questions emerge about a new approach to treating haemophilia A.

Novartis’s canakinumab cancer test approaches
Will it be a new class of cancer drug or another failure for Novartis’s IL-1 inhibitor?

Glaxo moves up a place in the RSV treatment race
The start of a pivotal trial of Glaxosmithkline’s RSV vaccine adds another late-stage project to the pipeline for this underserved disease category.

Some of biopharma’s biggest assets face a solo existence
A look at biotech’s most valued upartnered assets sees new entries from Allakos and some Covid-19 projects.