The German major is looking for a partner to advance its IL-17A/IL-17F nanobody sonelokinab for psoriasis but the search could be tricky given the strength of Novartis's Cosentyx and Eli Lilly's Taltz, while UCB's IL-17A and IL-17F inhibitor bimekizumab is likely to be approved soon.

Plus recent deals involving BeiGene, Assembly Biosciences, Piramal, Medivant, Revitope, Junshi, JW Therapeutics, Eureka, Acepodia, Chiesi, Bayer, NewG Lab, AnHeart

The Swiss major's biggest seller rose 12% in the second quarter and while COVID-19 had an impact, and competition is on the rise, Cosentyx is still outpacing the market overall in psoriasis, while rheumatology should drive future growth.

Phase II/III studies are underway for Mesoblast’s remestemcel-L and Athersys’ Multistem, followed by a pack of earlier-stage stem cell candidates from Pluristem, Hope Bioscience and Celltex – with an interactive chart of the COVID-19 cell therapy pipeline.