Sanofi Pasteur head David Loew has been at the heart of the company's bids to develop vaccines for COVID-19 but has decided to accept a different challenge instead and take the helm at Ipsen.

With Alexion's Soliris already approved, and Viela's inebilizumab within touching distance of an FDA green light, Roche is highlighting the safety profile of its investigational neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder drug satralizumab.

Susanne Schaffert tells Scrip that policies of prioritizing coronavirus treatment to the detriment of cancer care was a worrying move that is negatively impacting survival and mortality.