A couple of months after licensing the late-stage kidney disease drug sparsentan from Travere, the Swiss group has beefed up its nephrology activities by buying Mallorca-based Sanifit and Swiss outfit Inositec.

The first-in-class candidate met two primary endpoints in a Phase II trial for C3 glomerulopathy, suggesting potential edge over ChemoCentryx and Vifor’s competitor avacopan.

Vifor and Angion’s ANG-3777 has failed in a Phase III trial for kidney transplant patients at risk of delayed graft function less than a year after the companies sealed a $80m licencing deal for the product. As focus shifts to another rare nephrological indication, analysts express skepticism.

Sponsors of six new products, including a first-in-class treatment for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, will find out this week if their products are on course to be approved for use in the EU. Also, two sponsors might be asked to address last-minute questions about their drugs.