The Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO) annual meeting, against the background of the global pandemic, has one clear message that local researchers and players are pressing ahead to take a leadership role in cutting-edge cancer research globally.

Private Company Edition: Also, Medicxi’s new €200m fund will be reinvested in a portfolio of six life science companies and Silverback more than doubled its 2020 money with an $85m series C round.

After a slow start marked by product withdrawals and toxicity, recent deal-making activity has brought antibody-drug conjugates back from obscurity. But what has changed?

Created in 2016 by consolidating five European companies, CNS specialist Neuraxpharm is changing hands, with funds advised by global investor Permira paying an undisclosed sum to take control of a business boasting annual revenues of around €460m ($541m) and more than 115 CNS molecules at its disposal.