International regulators have broadened their discussions on the possible use of bivalent and multivalent vaccines, and the French presidency of the Council of the EU has called for “international solidarity” on vaccine provision.

Not every drug developer can go public, but biopharma IPOs are launching in multiple markets, including Moderna's prospective $500m US offering and Innovent's $421m Hong Kong IPO. Also, Sarepta prices a $500m FOPO and Omeros sells $210m in notes.

Deborah Dunsire’s appointment to lead Lundbeck tops this week’s list of new hires; Astellas, Orchard Therapeutics, Voyager Therapeutics, iTeos Therapeutics, Cevec Pharmaceuticals, Sangamo Therapeutics, Cedilla Therapeutics, Tilos Therepautics and Neos Therapeutics have also appointed new executives and directors.

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.