Seeing strong sales with legacy Allergan’s Vraylar, AbbVie teams with Gedeon Richter on novel dopamine receptor modulators. AB Studio, CR Biopharma partner on COVID-19 neutralizing antibody.

Evolving challenges will keep the COVID-19 pipeline active, while oncology, immunology and CNS are areas also expected to see much progress in 2022. Industry executives look forward to the year in therapeutic R&D.

Private Company Edition: Dyno’s first VC round will enable more deals for its novel AAV platform; Eikon pioneers new drug discovery technology. Also, Treeline’s early funding revealed at $211.7m; Capsida raised $140m from a VC round, AbbVie deal; and Affinia closed a $110m series B round. 

The CEO of Oculis tells Scrip the Swiss biotech can become a major ophthalmic player and that its lead asset could become the first topical drug treatment for retinal edema.