Last month the biotech Axovant was rocked by the failure of its star drug intepirdine in Alzheimer’s disease – and the fall-out is still being felt, with CEO David Hung deciding to walk out.
GlaxoSmithKline looks set to have another year without US generic competition to its respiratory blockbuster Advair, after the FDA raised problems with a challenger.
Sanofi has just spent $16 billion on acquiring Bioverativ and Ablynx – and yesterday’s Q4 results revealed why the firm is in a hurry to diversify its revenues.
The FDA has granted Zogenix a Breakthrough Therapy Designation for its pipeline product, ZX008 for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome.