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J.P. Morgan Day 1: Companies Make Deal-Making, COVID-19 Promises

Updates From Amgen, Gilead, Alnylam, Vertex, BioNTech, BioMarin, Merck KGAA

 
• By Scrip Team

Daily round-up from the virtual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference: Business development is key topic for Amgen and Vertex; BioNTech talks COVID-19 vaccine supply while Merck KGAA's new CEO pledges to rise to meet the challenges posed by COVID-19.

J.P. Morgan Daily Notebook - Day 1

Amgen, Inc. continues to be under pressure to generate new drugs from its labs and to engage in business development that can contribute significant revenue growth as several blockbuster products face ongoing competition from generics and biosimilars. And as expected during the question-and-answer portion of Amgen’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference presentation, CEO Bob Bradway was asked about the company’s deal-making prospects this year. (Also see "Amgen Delivers Solid Q3 Sales, Little Insight On Key R&D Programs" - Scrip, 29 October, 2020.)

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