Go or no go? Sanofi’s Cablivi leads February’s approvals charge
Others in the FDA queue include Bausch’s psoriasis therapy Duobrii and Motif Bio’s antibiotic Iclaprim.
Orphazyme tries its luck
Despite missing pretty much all the endpoints of a registrational study, the Danish company insists that it has a chance of approval for a treatment for an incurable…
Roche dominates 2019’s big patent expiries
Of the five biggest products set to lose exclusivity in the US this year the Swiss pharma giant owns three: Avastin, Herceptin and Tarceva.
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.
JP Morgan preview – price hikes come back with a bang in 2019
Allergan, Biogen, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Lilly follow Pfizer and Merck & Co on price increases, and there could be more to come at JP Morgan.
Lilly gets fresher but Roche’s rot continues
Lilly reduces its reliance on older products, but Roche and Sanofi still need fresh blood.
Mid-cap investors see Eastern promise in the third quarter
Turbulence in Japan made the country’s biopharma industry a relatively safe haven – but clinical success or setbacks dictated the fortunes of most mid and small-cap…
Working for the government proves extremely profitable for Emergent
With its latest acquisition Emergent Biosolutions is tapping into new ways to access public spending.
Big pharma proves that oncology pays as workforces shrink
Bristol-Myers Squibb has come out on top of an analysis of efficiency in big pharma. Being in immuno-oncology might have helped – but so might aggressive job cuts.
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