Baloxavir marboxil, a flu drug seen by Roche as a successor to Tamiflu, significantly sped time to relief for patients highly vulnerable to serious complications.
A scientist who pioneered the technology used to discover the biggest selling drug in the world, AbbVie’s Humira, was among a trio who received this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Alnylam may have to put hold off plans for an early FDA approval for its gene-silencing drug givosiran – because recruitment to a rare disease trial is going better than expected.<
GlaxoSmithKline’s experimental TB vaccine has shown that it could help prevent the disease, but further research is needed to identify patients with the strongest response.
Alexion is preparing filings in major markets for its rare disease drug Soliris in a new indication after a positive readout in a rare neurological disease.