Upcoming events – Anaptysbio and Retrophin await big readouts
Anaptysbio’s etokimab needs to beat Dupixent, while Retrophin takes aims at an underserved rare disease.
Upcoming events – key tests approach for Biogen and Kalvista
Biogen needs a win with its Tecfidera follow-on, while Kalvista hopes to make HAE where Biocryst failed.
Upcoming events – Phase III data for Chiasma and Novartis
Chiasma hopes to be able to file its oral acromegaly therapy by year-end, and Novartis wants to shore up its MS franchise.
Lundbeck leaps into the Tourette’s pipeline
By taking out Abide Therapeutics, Lundbeck has bought one of very few clinical-stage Tourette’s syndrome candidates.
Upcoming events – binary outcomes for Inflarx and Achieve
Inflarx looks to its lead asset in a rare skin disease, while smoking cessation success could trigger partnering talks for Achieve Life Sciences.
AAN 2019 – Viela Bio takes on Alexion in neuromyelitis optica
The Astrazeneca spinout is plugging data with its rare disease contender inebilizumab, but Alexion’s Soliris is one step ahead.
AAN 2019 – Roche confirms its place in spinal muscular atrophy
A slew of data on spinal muscular atrophy projects over the weekend shows that this tiny market is set for some big competition, with Novartis, Roche and Biogen jostling…
GW sets its sights on Zogenix and a new Epidiolex use
A strong pivotal result should allow the company to broaden Epidiolex’s reach to tuberous sclerosis complex, as long as liver injury risk can be ruled out.
Pfizer shoots for a high price with tafamidis
Pfizer opts not to start a price war with Alnylam and Ionis, but could there be a pricing loophole?
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