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.

China is tightening oversight over suspected coronavirus cases, allowing hospitals to quarantine patients upon their first visit as confirmed infections surpass 20,000. Domestic firm Ascletis has meanwhile filed for the emergency approval of its generic version of AbbVie's Norvir (ritonavir) and a novel combo therapy.