Gilead has opened up discussions with potential licensing partners, including leading Indian firms, to rapidly scale up supplies of remdesivir, the antiviral that has received FDA emergency use authorization to tackle COVID-19. Healthcare activists say past licensing models used by the US firm are flawed and unacceptable during a global health emergency.
Gilead Sciences Inc. appears to have moved swiftly to ensure that the narrative around production and supplies of remdesivir, the investigational antiviral in the spotlight as a potential treatment for COVID-19, does not trigger any public relations maelstrom or prompt developing nations to target its IPR to ensure access to the therapy.
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The Swiss pharma company is rebalancing the portfolio, emphasizing best-in-class drugs and moving into new areas like cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
In this week's episode: Trump’s UK drug pricing win; Novo explains semaglutide Alzheimer's rationale; J&J and Novartis on this year’s biggest M&A deals; a look at the mixed performance of CAR-Ts; and Akeso’s goals beyond ivonescimab.
Pipelines in bioconjugates continue to develop, from ADCs to XDCs, with radionuclide drug conjugates (RDCs) and antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates (AOCs) leading the expansion.
Lilly's first Phase III triplet win opens the door to a label expansion in BTK-pretreated CLL, with analysts suggesting Jaypica could attain blockbuster status. However, the window to capitalize may be brief as next-generation BTK degraders close in with head-to-head trials.
Mounjaro, Eliquis, and Darzalex buck the Q1 trend to make gains
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