Ionis and Roche have struck a deal worth up to $760 million (£575 million) to develop a drug to treat advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness.
Development of a stem cell therapy for sickle cell disease from Vertex and development partner CRISPR therapeutics can go ahead, after the FDA lifted a hold on a review.
Janssen’s Stelara has shown positive results in an ulcerative colitis (UC) trial, setting up a potential new indication for the inflammatory diseases drug.
Novartis’ developmental sickle cell disease drug crizanlizumab cut occurrences of a serious complication of the disease that can lead to irreversible or fatal organ damage, according to mid