Besting Alexion’s Soliris in a head-to-head Phase III trial portends a place in the market for Apellis’ competitor in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. But challenges dog both companies.

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s newly acquired company Celgene is one of two drug sponsors that this month made it onto the European Medicines Agency’s priority medicines scheme. The other is Achillion Pharmaceuticals, which is developing a treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

Gilead partners with Glympse to optimize NASH trials, while Ironwood will work with Pear on digital therapies for GI disorders. An alliance between Leo and Ubiquigent yields an option agreement around two novel compounds.