Drug makers are more enthusiastic than ever about the outlook for developing drugs for Alzheimer's. Scrip reports back on the latest developments at CTAD.

With the world’s first exclusively intranasal COVID-19 vaccine against COVID-19 getting restricted use approval in India, Bharat Biotech/Washington University St. Louis offer an easy-to-use immunization option. But is it too little too late?

During Q2, biopharmas brought in an aggregate $12.5bn in financing and device company fundraising totaled $3.7bn; while in vitro diagnostic firms and research tools players raised $720m.

Italfarmaco’s HDAC inhibitor helped ambulatory Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients climb stairs faster than non-treated boys while Capricor’s cell therapy improved upper limb function in non-ambulatory patients.