Neurological
Psychedelics appear to be in vogue after years of being relegated to alternative medicine. But investor pushback after the highly anticipated release of Phase III trial data by Compass Pathways reveals an increasingly high bar for development.
Biogen hopes to move directly from Phase I to Phase III with salanersen, a higher-potency therapy that uses the same mechanism of action as Spinraza.
Oral RNA splicing modulator has gone into a Phase II/III trial
Wales-based group launches with $140m series A.
Supernus agreed to pay $561m upfront plus a contingent value right that could add $234m to buy Sage, topping a previously rejected offer from Biogen.
Open-label extension data have persuaded Roche to move prasinezumab into Phase III, where it believes a few tweaks to the study design could turn a near miss into success.
The Phase II TREM2 agonist is not part of Sanofi’s planned acquisition.
All eyes are on the upcoming readout of BPL-003 for treatment-resistant depression.
But the French major is still keen on early-stage M&A.
Neurocrine reports new details of positive Phase II results in schizophrenia and a favorable safety and cardiovascular profile for its first-in-class oral M4 agonist, now moving to Phase III trials.
Deal snapshot: With several internal non-opioid pain candidates in Phase II or earlier, Lilly looks to add R&D potential in pain with $1bn buyout of SiteOne.
The Italian drugmaker gets rights to Phase III-ready asset radiprodil.
The French drugmaker is expanding its neurology activities with the $470m deal.
The US regulator’s decision has taken Biohaven and investors by surprise, with the reason for a ‘major amendment’ status not clear.
Lilly saw solid growth for its business in Japan last year on the back of several new launches and is building its obesity and Alzheimer's portfolios in the country.
Vyepti revenues rise by nearly 70% in the first quarter.
Helped by a recent major platform deal with GSK, South Korea's ABL Bio is aiming to build its R&D portfolio with an eye on being acquired in the future. CEO Sang Hoon Lee sat down with Scrip to explain the venture's journey so far and its ambitious roadmap.
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 pharma company is helping to validate the biotech’s model by developing a novel amyotrophic lateral sclerosis candidate, based on its novel approach that ‘turns drug discovery on its head’.
PTC said its updated Phase II data for PTC 518 met the primary endpoint of Huntingtin’s protein reduction, but analysts said there isn’t clear correlation with clinical benefit.