Spain’s Almirall has taken an option granting rights to develop and market Dermira’s eczema drug lebrikizumab in Europe, in a bid to take on Sanofi/Regeneron's recently approved Dupixent.
Almirall has signed a new research collaboration with Chinese biotech HitGen, to find potential new oral therapies for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis – otherwise known as eczema.
NICE has recommended in draft guidance that UCB’s Cimzia can receive regular NHS funding for plaque psoriasis, but decided that Almirall’s rival Ilumetri does not represent good value for m