Alder won’t solve Lundbeck’s headaches
Lundbeck needed a deal, but it could struggle against strong competition in migraine.
Sakura blossoms for Roche, setting up Soliris battle
A phase III win for Roche’s satralizumab has added to Alexion’s Soliris woes.
Upcoming events – Reneuron’s conference data and Provention takes on Crohn’s
Reneuron is set to release further data with its hRPC stem cell therapy in retinitis pigmentosa, while Provention Bio aims to target Crohn’s early with PRV-6527.
Should the diabetes development road end for Sanofi?
Sanofi has said goodbye to Lexicon, but after years of failing to keep up with rivals, there is scope for the French drug maker to make more drastic cuts to its diabetes…
Glaxo dips a lonely big pharma toe into the coeliac space
With the buyout of Sitari Pharmaceuticals, Glaxosmithkline becomes only the second major drug maker to have an interest in coeliac disease.
Wave takes a different tack from Sarepta in Duchenne
Wave will soon report key early-stage data with its exon-skipping DMD candidate suvodirsen but, unlike Sarepta, the group is starting its confirmatory trial before…
Nuvaira hopes to go with the flow in COPD
If its study of lung denervation hits, Nuvaira could get US approval and maybe swing a trade sale.
Esmo 2019 preview – immunotherapies grab the rest of the late-breaker focus
Away from the main small-molecule focus of this year’s Esmo meeting, Keytruda flies the flag for immuno-oncology, including in a little-noticed mesothelioma study.
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