2020 could be a watershed year in tackling AMR, but success needs market reforms that ensure new antibiotics get to market and prevent innovators going bust, experts tell Scrip.
Efforts in the US and elsewhere to battle the threat of antimicrobial resistance did not get very far in 2019, and the lack of viable commercial models caused some biotechs to go to the wall.
Still, some experts tell Scrip they see reasons for optimism in 2020, despite fears the US presidential elections could
Vaccine and accelerated approvals are expected to face greater scrutiny under new CBER leader Vinay Prasad, but he has promised “no light switch change” to policy, giving some reassurance to companies whose share prices have been battered.
Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events and approvals announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.
Seven years after acquiring it, Viatris will seek approval of a meloxicam formulation for acute pain backed by data from two Phase III studies in post-surgical pain settings.
The Phase I results are the best to date among ANGPTL3-targeting candidates in the pipeline, but analysts will wait for further updates before predicting a likely winner.
Private Company Edition: Deerfield’s third innovations fund will back therapeutics and other opportunities, the Gates Foundation – a sometimes funder of biotech firms – will spend $200bn over the next 20 years, and NewLimit raised a $130m series B round, among other financings.
Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events and approvals announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.
An ‘historic economic prosperity deal’ does not include the sector.
