J.P. Morgan Day 2: What's Next For Pharma, From Alzheimer's To Omicron
Executive Summary
Daily notebook from the virtual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference: Alzheimer's rivals Roche and Lilly address their attempts at a different launch for their anti-amyloid therapies than Biogen's Aduhelm. GSK is buoyed by sotrovimab's efficacy against Omicron, BioNTech looks to the future of mRNA and Sanofi, Amgen and AbbVie defend their growth strategies.
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