Key Development Juvmo does not replace levodopa. But it gives AbbVie a new dopamine mechanism that can move the company... Read more
Tag: #Global Trends
WEGOVY PILL VS FOUNDAYO: THE ORAL GLP-1 RACE IS BEING DECIDED BY ACCESS, NOT EFFICACY ALONE
Key Development Oral GLP-1 therapy has moved beyond being a more convenient alternative to injections. It is becoming a commercially... Read more
ROCHE AND IONIS ADVANCE RNA THERAPEUTICS INTO THE HIGH-STAKES IgA NEPHROPATHY ARENA
Key Development Roche and Ionis Pharmaceuticals have reported successful topline Phase 3 interim results for their investigational antisense oligonucleotide (ASO),... Read more
WEGOVY PILL AND “RECENT WEIGHT GAIN”: OBESITY CARE MAY BE SHIFTING FROM BMI-BASED TREATMENT TO WEIGHT-TRAJECTORY TREATMENT
Key Development Two patients with the same BMI may not respond to GLP-1 therapy in the same way. New real-world... Read more
ENICEPATIDE DELIVERS 15.5% WEIGHT LOSS: ROCHE IS NOT JUST ENTERING OBESITY — IT IS TRYING TO COMPETE ACROSS THE METABOLIC ECOSYSTEM
Key Development The 15.5% weight-loss figure is the obvious headline. The strategically more important number may be the 2.65-percentage-point reduction... Read more
EUROPE DOES NOT LACK SCIENCE — IT IS LOSING THE RACE TO TURN SCIENCE INTO MEDICINES
Key Development Europe still has world-class universities, scientists, manufacturing capabilities and pharmaceutical companies. The problem is that more capital, clinical... Read more
LILLY PUTS $6.5 BILLION INTO HOUSTON: PHARMA COMPETITION IS SHIFTING FROM OWNING GREAT DRUGS TO OWNING THE CAPACITY TO MAKE THEM
Key Development A $6.5 billion API facility signals that Lilly no longer treats manufacturing as simply a downstream function supporting... Read more
DAZODALIBEP WINS PHASE 3: THE SJÖGREN’S RACE IS SHIFTING FROM “IS THERE A DRUG?” TO “WHICH PHENOTYPE SHOULD BE TREATED?”
Key Development There is still no FDA-approved therapy specifically designed to treat Sjögren's disease. A successful Phase 3 trial therefore... Read more
IAMBIC FILES FOR IPO: AI MAY SHORTEN DRUG DISCOVERY — BUT THE MARKET NOW WANTS PROOF IT CAN MAKE BETTER DRUGS
Key Development Less than two years from program launch to the clinic, compared with the roughly six-year industry benchmark cited... Read more









