Therapy Area topics
Cardiovascular
ESC 2021 – finerenone’s song gets a little sweeter
Bayer’s drug shows a benefit in less severe chronic kidney disease patients in Figaro-DKD.
Central Nervous System
Biogen leads the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis hopefuls
Despite several recent late-stage failures, there is still a lot going on in the ALS pipeline.
Amylyx changes its mind about an early filing
The group hopes phase 2 data will back approval for its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis project AMX0035 after all.
AC Immune claims a tau win in Alzheimer’s
But mixed data and a previous failure provide reasons to be cautious.
Diabetes
Go or no go? A first for Nefecon
Calliditas is hoping for its first approval, while Abbvie is gearing up to enter the crowded migraine space with an oral anti-CGRP project.
Digital Health
Medtech venture funding hits new heights
Private device makers enjoy the biggest quarter for four years – and the average deal is larger than ever.
Google gears up to launch its first medical device
But with Derm Assist available free, how will the company make money?
Oncology
Esmo 2021 – Astra coasts towards a new lung cancer combo
Two new immuno-oncology mechanisms post encouraging data, giving a boost to small developers including Innate and Corvus.
Respiratory
The lung fibrosis pipeline thins
This month Pliant Therapeutics claimed a win in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, but other projects have fallen by the wayside.
Various
Go or no go? A first for Nefecon
Calliditas is hoping for its first approval, while Abbvie is gearing up to enter the crowded migraine space with an oral anti-CGRP project.
