Following Gilead's acquisition of Kite, buzz grew that the deal might catalyze a surge in deal-making. Scrip asked a broad cross-section of biopharma insiders and observers about the deal-making environment – featured here are big pharma and industry experts.

Mass screening of asymptomatic people is an expensive, daunting proposition, but very preliminary research with an amyloid beta blood test is spurring hope that a more practical way to identify those at risk will emerge in the future.

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.

French biotech expands fibrosis partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim, and a co-development pact with AbbVie around ROR gamma inverse agonists. Helsinn signs on to detail Novartis' Zykadia in the US.