In this month’s Digital Health roundup, Medtech Insight’s Reed Miller talks about iRhythm and Withings’ smartwatches business, Barnaby Pickering reviews digital therapeutics Pear Therapeutics’ restructuring, and Marion Webb presents highlights from her new series on Agetech.

Strides’ biopharma arm Stelis Biopharma has moved closer to approval in the EU and likely the US too for a biosimilar to Eli Lilly’s Forteo in FY23, following GMP certification for its manufacturing units. Meanwhile, merchant bankers have been appointed to evaluate strategic options to raise cash for Stelis.

Pfizer has reached a deal to buy Global Blood Therapeutics for $5.4bn, gaining the sickle cell therapy Oxbryta and building on efforts to reach underserved patient groups.

In this week's podcast version of Five Must-Know Things: planned US drug pricing legislation in focus; solid quarter but no Seagen announcement for Merck & Co; AbbVie’s Gonzalez sounds alarm over US pricing legislation; Alnylam ready to expand in amyloidosis; and Boehringer Ingelheim on global Jardiance strategy.