UCB has been looking to go deep into the gene therapy space for some time, CSO Dhaval Patel tells Scrip, saying that instead of treating symptoms, "you should be going for a cure."

Daily round-up from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco: GSK's first-in-class oncology opportunity, Pfizer's Bourla on underappreciated pipeline, AstraZeneca's Enhertu pricing, Amgen's genomics push, Lilly filters through deals and Medicxi's de Rubertis teases big pharma CEOs about M&A. 

Daily round-up from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco: GSK's first-in-class oncology opportunity, Pfizer's Bourla on underappreciated pipeline, AstraZeneca's Enhertu pricing, Amgen's genomics push, Lilly filters through deals and Medicxi's de Rubertis teases big pharma CEOs about M&A. 

Pfizer entered the gene therapy space in 2014 and now has three programs in the clinic. Robert Smith, head of Pfizer’s gene therapy unit, spoke to Scrip about the company strategy, as well as the regulatory and reimbursement landscape.