Kyowa Kirin has bought back rights outside of cancer to tivozanib, amending an agreement dating back to 2006 with AVEO, and opening up the possibility of research in ophthalmology.
A blood test could be used to diagnose Alzheimer’s before symptoms arise, providing an alternative to expensive brain scans and speeding up recruitment to badly-needed clinical trials.
GlaxoSmithKline has confirmed that it has hired Jonathan Symonds as chairman, confirming press speculation that the former Novartis and AstraZeneca finance chief was in the frame to replace