Look back at pharma news in the week to October 2, 2020

4 October 2020

By Barbara Obstoj-Cardwell. Editor

Last week’s research focussed news saw positive results from Ascendis Pharma for its TransCon PTH in adult patients with hypoparathyroidism, and Roche with two-year data for its spinal atrophy drug Evrysdi. Also, Regeneron’s COVID-19 cocktail REGN-COV2, in an analysis of Phase I/II/III trials demonstrated reduced viral symptoms in non-hospital patients. On the deal-making front, Norway’s Vaccibody signed up on a collaboration with Roche subsidiary Genentech, potentially worth more than $700 million, for its neoantigen cancer vaccines, notably VB10.NEO.

The window of opportunity opens wider for Ascendis

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