Entries by Thomas Gabrielczyk

Are novel antibiotics worth investing in?

In autumn, stakeholders across the globe pledged to take more action in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Whereas from the push side new public and private initiatives appeared on the screen, discussion about which pull mechanism should be started first is in full swing. Meanwhile, small and medium-sized companies combine forces aiming to propel preclinical and early clinical R&D.

GSK swallows Tesaro in US$5.1bn deal

GlaxoSmithKline said it will pay $75 per share in cash to take over US oncology player Tesaro, whose FDA-approved DNA repair blocker nirparib (Zejula) made only US$166m in sales in Q1-3/2018.

Closing a gap at ICUs

Diagnostic results must be readily available to diagnose critically ill patients in emergency settings and at ICUs. So far, diagnostic blood tests, which demonstrably could help emergency meds recognise residual congestion in heart failure, septic shock, or acute kidney injury before patients reach critical condition, have not been available in the automated format required at ICUs. After Sphingotec acquired Nexus IB-10 POC testing platform in May, investors wait in line.