Following ABL Bio’s sizable Parkinson’s disease drug deal with Sanofi early this year, Korean bioventure Kainos Medicine is under the spotlight as its novel PD drug candidate enters Phase II in the US.

Stada's Britannia Pharmaceuticals has acquired Sweden's Lobsor and its Lecigon gel formulation which is already approved in the Nordics and combines levodopa, carbidopa and entacapone infused via a lightweight pump. Meanwhile, Stada has also formed an alliance with MediPharm Labs for medical cannabis.

The German group's Britannia Pharmaceuticals has acquired Sweden's Lobsor and its Lecigon gel formulation which is already approved in the Nordics and combines levodopa, carbidopa and entacapone infused via a lightweight pump.

Reverse merging into Lynx gives high-throughput sequencing play Solexa the instrument development capabilities, Nasdaq listing and US presence it lacked. What's more, combining Solexa's sequencing technology with the commercial infrastructure at Lynx was enough to secure top-notch management and cash to see the company through to its first product offering, expected as early as late 2005.