Deal Watch: NASH Space Heats Up With Tobira/Regado Reverse-Merger

Roche buys out French biotech Trophos, with plans to continue developing its failed ALS candidate in spinal muscular atrophy. Meanwhile, the ramifications from last year’s complex Novartis/GSK tie-up continue, as Novartis transfers a Phase III BRAF inhibitor to Array a month after returning a MEK inhibitor to its former partner.