The week in pharma: action, reaction and insight – week to June 27

By Barbara Obstoj-Cardwell. Editor

US biotech major Amgen, a late comer to the growing obesity treatment space, released new data showing that its MariTide reduced weight by 20%. In deal-making news last week, US drugmaker Amarin struck a deal with Italy’s Recordati for the marketing of its cardiovascular drug Vazkepa in 59 countries, mostly Europe. Also, USA-based Vor Bio signed an exclusive agreement to acquire to RemeGen’s myasthenia drug telitacicept. Also of note, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC) new advisory committee, the ACIP, met last week to review a number of vaccines.

MariTide takeaways; awaiting future disclosures