Go or no go? Agile and Lipocine hope to make it third time lucky
Smaller projects dominate the list, but this doesn’t make them any less important for November’s hopefuls.
First blood: Rubius approaches its big test
The first clinical data from Rubius Therapeutics will show whether its lead project, RTX-134, has a future. More importantly, the readout is a test of its entire red…
Uncovering biopharma’s hidden treasures
Which deals accidentally brought in the biggest biopharma blockbusters? A new analysis by Vantage reveals all.
Deal-depressed third quarter leaves nowhere to hide
Megadeals flattered the biopharma M&A scene in the first half of 2019, but the numbers took a nose dive in the third-quarter.
Venture cash gets even more concentrated
The latest venture capital numbers suggest that 2019 will see a healthy amount raised, but the falling number of rounds could be a worry.
Go or no go? Novartis eyes a big new growth driver
The biggest approval decision in October will involve Novartis’s eye asset Beovu, while Biogen and Alkermes face a key verdict in MS.
How Labour’s UK generic drugs plan could have been better
Companies and investors have not completely dismissed the UK Labour party’s proposals for cheaper drugs – but some ideas have proven more equal than others.
Bristol joins the pharma buyers club
An analysis of EvaluatePharma data shows that, in a Bristol-Myers Squelgene world, all big pharmas are increasing their reliance on external projects.
Go or no go? Novo awaits call on oral sema
The Danish group tops the list, while Ardelyx could get its first nod for tenapanor, and Xeris gets a second shot with its hypoglycaemia rescue pen.
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