Poxel tastes sweet success at last
The group follows licensing deals with Dainippon and Roivant with a pivotal study win.
Upcoming events – Novo takes aim at type 1 diabetes and Aslan wants to roar
Novo Nordisk hopes that its attempt to preserve beta cells will fare better than Caladrius’s, while Aslan tries its hand at DHODH inhibition.
Astrazeneca and Lexicon’s type 1 diabetes fortunes diverge, for now
Astrazeneca gets one over on Sanofi and Lexicon with European approval for Forxiga. US regulators might not be so forgiving.
Upcoming events – Dermira awaits eczema results and Conatus gets another bash at Nash
Dermira hopes that lebrikizumab can beat Dupixent, while Conatus tries to overcome an earlier Nash setback.
Ascendis shoots higher on pivotal win
Shares in the company surge after its weekly growth hormone treatment proves superior to daily injections, raising broader hopes for Ascendis’s long-acting technology.
Lilly takes a leaf out of Mylan’s book to defuse insulin price complaints
Lilly's authorised Humalog generic price undercuts Sanofi’s copycat attack, but will cut into branded sales.
Ionis's third shot at the Nash target goes astray
After two other liver disease projects fade into the background Ionis delays the antisense asset AKCEA-ANGPTL3-LRx by a year.
Caladrius refuses to give up on Tregs for diabetes
After a trial failure last week, Caladrius Biosciences has not abandoned hope for its T regulatory cell therapy in type 1 diabetes, but funding might become a problem.
Intercept's Nash hopes rest on Ocaliva's borderline hit
Intercept’s Regenerate trial in Nash, one of the hottest clinical readouts of 2019, is technically a success, but toxicity casts a long shadow.
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