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Cardiovascular
Novartis needs new launches to keep up momentum
A strong second quarter pushed Novartis’s stock up 5% this morning, but Kymriah continues to look weak, and the jury is still out on Zolgensma.
Medicines Company goes on the hunt for heartening Orion data
The Medicines Company needs to show decent efficacy and pristine safety with its long-lasting PCSK9 inclisiran to stand a chance of disrupting the market.
Upcoming events – Novartis and Miragen hope for heartening data
Upcoming data could help Novartis broaden the reach of its heart failure drug Entresto, while Miragen awaits a key test of its microRNA approach.
Central Nervous System
Novartis needs new launches to keep up momentum
A strong second quarter pushed Novartis’s stock up 5% this morning, but Kymriah continues to look weak, and the jury is still out on Zolgensma.
Diabetes
Upcoming events – Pivotal data readouts for Ardelyx and Rhythm will set the tone for next year
Both Ardelyx and Rhythm Pharmaceuticals are looking for phase III clinical wins to kick off filing discussions for pipeline leads.
Cymabay can’t buck the Nash disappointment trend
As placebo outperforms Cymabay’s seladelpar attention turns to the pivotal trial of Genfit’s elafibranor.
ADA 2019 – another gut punch for Lilly
Lilly is still trying to find a therapeutic window following gastrointestinal issues with its brightest pipeline hope, the GIP/GLP1 agonist tirzepatide.
Digital Health
Fewer than 200 medtech VC rounds closed in 2018
Investors swerve traditional medical devices in favour of artificial intelligence-enabled diagnostics.
Oncology
Novartis needs new launches to keep up momentum
A strong second quarter pushed Novartis’s stock up 5% this morning, but Kymriah continues to look weak, and the jury is still out on Zolgensma.
Abbvie hopes to turn around the fortunes of Sting
Continued interest in the Sting pathway might come as a surprise, though secrecy suggests that asset prices are failing.
Respiratory
Novartis needs new launches to keep up momentum
A strong second quarter pushed Novartis’s stock up 5% this morning, but Kymriah continues to look weak, and the jury is still out on Zolgensma.
Various
Go or no go? Karyopharm awaits a verdict on selinexor
A delayed decision on Karyopharm’s selinexor is the pick of the bunch for July.
Big-bucks first quarter masks drop in deal volume
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s $74bn bid for Celgene led to a huge quarter, but a drop in the deal count could give pause to those hoping for a bumper year.
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