Bayer holds its nerve as patent cliff approaches
As pressure builds on the German group to explain how it will replace expiring blockbusters, executives lay out a preference for early-stage collaborations and insist…
Sanofi doubles down on Biontech
Sanofi has followed a 2015 deal with an €80m stake, joining Lilly and Pfizer as an investor in Biontech.
Novo sets up antisense challenge with Staten deal
Novo Nordisk’s first cardiovascular collaboration could lead to an antibody versus antisense showdown in dyslipidaemia.
Astrazeneca asset swap kickstarts Innate's independence
Innate swaps its lead candidate for Astra’s Lumoxiti in a bid to become a rare cancer player.
Amicus muscles in on Pompe gene therapy chase
As data on Amicus Therapeutics' clinical-stage Pompe disease candidate roll in, the group locks up preclinical gene therapy assets.
Novo casts its net wider but shrinks in the process
The company’s plan to cut jobs and look at external deals could be a sign that it is becoming more like other big pharmas.
Looking for new mechanisms to cure hepatitis B
A genome editing tie-up between Gilead and Precision Biosciences, and promising early data with Arrowhead’s RNA interference project, are two novel approaches in hep B.
The new league of imaging companies remaking the market
Since becoming a pure-play health tech group Philips has been buying like crazy. Might Siemens Healthineers and GE Healthcare join in?
Amid Immunocore’s C-suite bloodletting Glaxo provides solace
Immunocore has recently been beset with multiple senior executive departures, but has managed to press on into phase I with a Glaxo-partnered asset.
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