Pfizer’s janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor drug Xeljanz (tofacitinib) has received expanded approval from the FDA for adults with moderately-to-severely-active ulcerative colitis.
Gilead has signed a three-year deal with Google’s life science division Verily to work on identifying the immunological and molecular drivers behind three inflammatory diseases.
Janssen has swooped to buy rights to an early-stage oral inflammatory bowel disease drug from Protagonist Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $1 billion.