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.
Eli Lilly has two positive trials of its JAK inhibitor Olumiant in skin disorder atopic dermatitis (AD), which could finally unlock the drug’s potential in the US.
A large head-to-head study has shown Johnson & Johnson’s psoriasis drug Tremfya outperformed Novartis’ rival, Cosentyx, which had previously set standards in moderate to severe disease.