Cipla, which expects to enter the US albuterol inhalation market later this year, believes that it has the cost competitiveness to price “significantly lower” than competition and take a “fair share” of a market that recently saw the arrival of authorized generics.

In an interview at Novartis' research campus in Cambridge, Mass., Schaffert spoke about the upcoming launch of Piqray for breast cancer, building in radiopharmaceuticals, Kymriah's ongoing manufacturing challenges and more.

In a deal that could be worth CHF105m, the Swiss biotech has outlicensed Raxone to Chiesi for the rare eye disease LHON as it concentrates on the drug's filing for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

An Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) report shows big Q1 numbers for venture capital and partnership deals. Also, mid-May VC deals surge globally across therapeutic areas, Biogen pushes back against a bargain-hunting investor and recent public company financings.

ElevateBio revealed the first company to hitch up with its newly established centralized cell and gene therapy development, manufacturing and commercial capabilities – AlloVir, formerly ViraCyte, which is developing T-cell therapies to treat viruses in immunocompromised patients.

Amgen offered to buy its Scandinavian discovery partner for $166.8m to gain access to Nuevolution’s DNA-encoded drug discovery platform and nascent pipeline.

One in five European pharma companies and medical devices makers has been forced to transfer technologies in China, a fact which is “highly concerning” says the latest business survey report from an EU trade group in the country.

Basilea’s Cresemba appears on course to a debut in India and partner Pfizer expects the novel antifungal to bolster its existing portfolio in the segment. Pricing of the product will be keenly watched.

Findings being presented at ASCO next month could signify major increase in targets relevant to pediatric oncology, meaning sponsors should prepare for more US FDA-required studies under the RACE for Children legislation.

Modra Pharmaceuticals’ three goals are to improve the toxicity, the efficacy and the formulation of taxane chemotherapies used to treat cancer. CEO Colin Freund spoke to Mike Ward.

Newly established Tubulis has been set up to generate protein-drug conjugates using a novel platform approach deriving from two German academic institutes. CEO Dominik Schumacher spoke to Mike Ward at BIO-Europe Spring 2019.

BioCryst’s BCX7353 could be the first oral therapy to prevent hereditary angioedema attacks, but it might not work in all patients, according to data from the Phase III APeX-2 study.