US initial public offerings by biopharmaceutical firms surged in the first 10 months of 2018, even as stock values fell in October. Market dynamics are moving swiftly, and with Moderna Therapeutics looking to raise $600m in an upcoming IPO, the biggest in biotech’s history, the appetite for financing innovation continues to grow despite declining returns.
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On its Q1 earnings call, Moderna avoided criticizing policy changes affecting vaccines but de-emphasized its flu/COVID-19 vaccine for under-50 and prioritized cancer programs.
Lilly executives told the company’s Q1 call they were not surprised at the Wegovy deal, but some analysts said it could cut into prescription growth for Zepbound.
Attorneys Andrew Goodman and Alan Minsk, as well as Naya CEO Daniel Teper, discussed the ramifications of US FDA staff cuts on M&A activity with Scrip senior writer Joseph Haas.
As the PDUFA date for the UK major’s IL-5 inhibitor draws close.
As the PDUFA date for the UK major’s IL-5 inhibitor draws close.
CEO Vas Narasimhan urged European governments to spend more to support drug innovation during Novartis's first-quarter results call.
Two potentially first-in-class molecules signify Zai Lab’s renewed drive for the in-house discovery of drugs that it requires “to be innovative, differentiated and to have the potential to make a big difference for patients,” its global R&D head tells Scrip.
