Viatris offered little in the way of detail as it announced a setback for its Mapi Pharma-partnered proposed once-monthly glatiramer acetate product for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. The firm has previously shouted from the rooftops about Mapi’s Phase III clinical study and the potential to establish a new standard of care for glatiramer acetate patients.

Plus deals involving Biocytogen/Radiance, Maruho/AOBiome, LGChem/Rhythm, IASO/Umoja, JW Therapeutics/2seventy and 13 other transactions.

The Swiss major should have a considerable first-to-market advantage over other IL-17 biologics from the likes of UCB and Acelyrin that are also targeting the hidradenitis suppurativa space.

The US Food and Drug Administration has published a report after an inspection of UCB’s Belgian facility where Bimzelx is manufactured and the findings suggest that a long-awaited approval for the psoriasis drug should not be taken for granted.