BMI View: A number of developments within the European hepatitis C market indicate that the drug pricing battle seen in the US is extending to Europe. European payers have already secured substantial discounts for existing HCV drugs, yet current cost-containment trends in Europe mean that competitive pricing leading to further discounts is welcomed by European payers.
Table of Contents
1 US HCV Drug Pricing Battle To Extend To Europe
Antibacterials
4 Agreements
4 Roche/Meiji/Fedora Enter Collaboration For Development Of OP0595
4 Valneva To Acquire Dukoral Vaccine From Crucell
5 SinSa Signs Deal For Technology Platform To Prevent Antibiotic Resistance
5 R&D
5 Aradigm Granted Key Composition Of Matter Patents For Pulmaquin In Europe/Australia
5 Galapagos Secures IWT Grant For Antibiotic Research
Antifungals
6 Product Updates
6 FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Cresemba Approval For Invasive Aspergillosis/Mucormycosis
6 R&D
6 Scynexis' SCY-078 Oral Formulation Gains FDA Fast Track Designation
Antivirals
7 Agreements
7 Debiopharm Regains Full Rights To Alisporivir Programme
7 Vical/AnGes Collaborate To Develop Therapy Against Ebola
7 Product Updates
7 Prevenar 13 Gains CHMP Positive Opinion For Vaccine-Type Pneumococcal Pneumonia In Adults
8 AbbVie's Viekirax/Exviera Licensed For Use In UK For cHCV
8 Payer Pressure Forces Gilead/AbbVie Drug Pricing Battle To Remain Heated
9 Mylan Launches Lamivudine In US
9 Health Canada Approves Novartis' Fluad Pediatric Flu Vaccine
10 Gilead Likely To Weather The Indian Sofosbuvir Patent Rejection Storm
11 R&D
11 Chimerix Granted US Patent Allowance Covering Brincidofovir
11 Waning Of Ebola Outbreak Could Hamper Vaccine Developments
12 J&J Forms Ebola Vaccine Development Consortia; Secures Funding
Corporate Activity
13 Tekmira/OnCore Merge To Create Global HBV Company
14 Merck Completes Tender Offer To Acquire Cubist
14 Court Orders SIGA To Pay Tecovirimat Damages To PharmAthene
14 Moderna Launches New Venture Valera For Infectious Diseases
14 NovaBiotics Raises Funds Via Private Placement
