
Glaxo and Merck go on the big pharma diet
Glaxosmithkine and Merck & Co succumb to the urge to demerge, joining other big drug makers in pruning their businesses.

Hologic burns its aesthetics unit
Cynosure’s technology seems to have been better at destroying value than it was at destroying fat – Hologic has sold the business for a tenth of the purchase price.

After Alzheimer’s collapse, Biogen must win Tecfidera patent challenge
A successful Mylan challenge would see generic entry within two years – though Biogen has fought off copycats before.