The COVID-19 pandemic has bit into sales at Novartis, the big Swiss pharma said in second quarter results, after orders fell back following a period of stockpiling earlier in the year.
Eli Lilly is a latecomer in the new generation of biologic therapies for psoriasis with its mirikizumab candidate, but a win in a head-to-head trial against Novartis’ big-selli
More than 20 pharma companies including GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and Pfizer have joined forces to create a $1 billion fund to save the pipeline of antibiotics drugs, after several biotechs
Another nail has been hammered into the coffin of the pharma model of providing lavish entertainment and other benefits to doctors to encourage prescribing of medicines.
Novartis’ decision to withdraw a European filing for its dry-eye drug Xiidra is to have a knock-on effect on Takeda, causing it to make a loss of $200 million this quarter.
Canadian start-up AccessNow has won first prize in a Novartis competition to find technological ways to help people with multiple sclerosis lead independent lives.