As the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology congress closed its doors, two OX40 atopic dermatitis drugs from Sanofi and Amgen/Kyowa Kirin caught the eye.

Two years into her tenancy as CEO, Bahija Jallal is on the cusp of taking UK biotech Immunocore from a research and development organization to a company with a burgeoning pipeline and a marketed therapy. She talks to In Vivo about validating the platform, an IPO and creating a commercial footprint.

Amgen said Phase II data are planned for the EADV 2021 meeting, but KHK4083 will need a strong showing.

Strong sales of Dupixent and its range of vaccines are expected to drive Sanofi’s financial results for the first quarter of 2021, although these are likely to have been adversely affected by currency exchange rate movements. Numerous data readouts are expected in the coming months from pipeline products.