The start-up launched in January with $200m to develop lower-priced drugs against known targets. Now it has licensed a CDK4/6 inhibitor from G1 Therapeutics and an EGFR inhibitor from Hansoh.
EQRx Inc. made a big splash at the start of 2020 when it launched with $200m in series A venture capital, not to chase novel drug targets or modalities, but to develop small molecules and antibodies against well-known targets. The goal wasn’t to be first to market, but to have the cheapest drug. Now the company has disclosed license agreements for two cancer drugs in blockbuster categories – still without revealing its strategy for bringing less expensive medicines to market.
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The Swiss pharma company is rebalancing the portfolio, emphasizing best-in-class drugs and moving into new areas like cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
Merck’s immuno-oncology blockbuster was the world’s best-selling drugs by revenues for the second year in a row, with an almost $12bn lead over its closest rival, Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 drug Ozempic.
Francesco Hofmann, head of R&D at the mid-sized French group, tells Scrip that its strategy of not playing in the spaces that are dominated by big pharma is paying off.
Companies stand a better chance of securing public reimbursement in Mexico for innovative medicines if they understand changing approaches to healthcare. The shift means the emergence of managed entry agreements and a focus on economic impact, explains AMIIF, Mexico's research-based pharmaceutical industry association.
Novartis’s APMA chief outlines the company’s tailored approach to deliver long-term outcomes, novel access solutions via innovative financing options and shape the CVD disease ecosystem in the extraordinarily diverse region. Partnering to build AI infrastructure is another key prong.
A court order encompassing funding, drug pricing, clinical trials and overall policy implementation aspects is expected to bring about a paradigm shift in the treatment of rare diseases in India. Sarepta, Roche and Sanofi are among the key players that have been part of pricing discussions.
