Transparency is the order of the day as Médecins Sans Frontières calls for more disclosure on vaccine deals signed by Sanofi/GSK and other companies. 

A month after Genfit’s Phase III failure, Inventiva hits multiple endpoints in a Phase IIb study of pan-PPAR agonist lanifibranor – likely drawing partnering or acquisition interest. Ascletis offers Phase II evidence for its NASH drug.

In a bipartisan move, the US Senate is moving to impose new rules on companies - including those from China - seeking US initial public offerings, adding further uncertainty over such plans and further stoking trade tensions.

Wuhan Institute of Pathology files patent over new use of Gilead's remdesivir and Regeneron expands collaboration with HHS to include 2019-nCoV.