Swiss big pharmas top the research spending tables
Over the past decade Roche and Novartis consistently spent more on R&D than other big pharma groups, while Abbvie and Astrazeneca have added to their budgets.
JP Morgan 2019 – Alnylam turns Onpattro frown upside-down
Alnylam appears to have turned its Onpattro launch around, but is adamant that investors should have been more patient all along.
JP Morgan 2019 day one roundup – happy days are here again
The takeovers of Loxo and Celgene put M&A back on the agenda, and positive clinical readouts from Sage and Axsome add to the celebratory mood.
Biotech's big-bucks buybacks begin to burn
If big biotech cannot deliver innovation investors might start demanding shareholder payout plans that look more like big pharma's.
Novo needs weightier launches to fill Victoza’s shoes
Disappointing second-quarter sales of Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 agonists, Victoza and its successor Ozempic, raise questions.
Old snafus come back to haunt Epizyme and Clovis
Two oncology specialists, Epizyme and Clovis, have been punished for ongoing problems.
Glaxo needs acquisitions to become a big deal in oncology
Glaxosmithkline is trying to reinvent itself as an oncology company – but it will need to make bolder deals if it wants to succeed.
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