Ash 2019 – Merck gets Arqule ahead of data
Arqule’s investors have done pretty nicely out of today’s buyout by Merck & Co, but might be wondering whether they could have done better still.
Ash 2019 – for Car-T the bispecific antibody threat is real
As numerous Car-T therapies battle it out in the burgeoning BCMA field, Ash shows that the real threat could come from elsewhere.
Sanofi goes all in with $2.5bn Synthorx buy
The French drugmaker bets big as it plays catch-up in the immuno-oncology space with a next-generation IL-2 buyout.
Medtech
Avatera Medical becomes the newest robotic surgery group in Europe
The German start-up must navigate the hazards that have felled other surgical robot developers while simultaneously dealing with a more crowded market.
Keeping corporations healthy is good business for Livongo
Livongo Health, which launched a highly successful IPO in July, claims to be one of the fastest-growing companies in Silicon Valley. Can it keep investors happy as growth…
Meril Life Sciences comes late to aortic valves
The market for minimally invasive aortic implants is sewn up – can a tiny private group find a way in?
Company Events
The first test of Spectrum’s shift
By the end of December poziotinib will deliver results that could justify the strategic refocusing Spectrum undertook this year.
Acasti plays catch-up to Amarin’s Vascepa
Two phase III studies could determine whether the Canadian biotech has an approvable product, but the setting will initially be narrow.
Vascepa's future could hinge on next week's panel
Amarin’s Vascepa is widely expected to receive approval in a huge new patient population. So why has the company not been bought?
Interviews
Avatera Medical becomes the newest robotic surgery group in Europe
The German start-up must navigate the hazards that have felled other surgical robot developers while simultaneously dealing with a more crowded market.
Keeping corporations healthy is good business for Livongo
Livongo Health, which launched a highly successful IPO in July, claims to be one of the fastest-growing companies in Silicon Valley. Can it keep investors happy as growth…
Allogene and the need for a reliable cell source
A recent technology deal with Notch points to a problem that all allogeneic cell therapy players might sooner or later have to tackle.