Chinese venture Brii seeks US emergency authorization for its antibody combo, as Chugai aims for wider use of its antibody cocktail in Japan and two other Chinese firms link up on an oral antiviral. 

In this week's podcast edition of Five Must-Know Things: will a new oral antiviral be transformative for COVID?; OX40 drugs gain prominence in atopic dermatitis; J&J adds pace to RSV vaccine race; Sarepta leapfrogs Pfizer in DMD gene therapy; and how real-world evidence and randomized trials might go together.

Japanese firm's decision to end development of entinostat in its licensed territories marks possibly final blow to development of the HDAC inhibitor in breast cancer. 

The inaugural Informa Pharma Intelligence Awards Japan will be held in Tokyo on 12 May 2022 to recognize and reward the very best innovations and achievements in pharma and biotech, highlighting Japan’s integral role in the global healthcare market.

In this week's podcast edition of Five Must-Know Things: the prospects for Merck’s Acceleron acquisition; the pandemic and biotech capital in-flow; an interview with Menarini’s CEO; upcoming endocrine and metabolic product disorders; and an interview with Novartis Pharma’s president.

Announcing the inaugural Informa Pharma Intelligence Awards Japan, which will be held in Tokyo on 12 May 2022 to recognize and reward the very best innovations and achievements in pharma and biotech, highlighting Japan’s integral role in the global healthcare market.