Emerging biopharma companies – those that are at clinical or commercial stage with less than $1bn in revenues – are driving more new drug approvals in 2021 than in the past, according to analysis by BIO.
BIO 2021 Notebook: A Breakthrough Year For Emerging Companies?
News and views from day two of the BIO Digital annual meeting include the increasing number of small companies driving US product approvals, the US FDA's Patrizia Cavazzoni on science vs. emotion at advisory committees and Merck & Co.'s Julie Gerberding on the need for continued HIV/AIDS research.
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