Restructuring Edition: Even big pharma companies are not immune from workforce reductions. BMS and Sanofi joined that ranks of Evotec, CureVac and BenevolentAI in cutting jobs. Also, Vaxxinity will de-list and Hepion winds down its NASH trial, among other strategic updates.

Collaboration Edition: Including deals involving Evotec/Variant, Sanofi/IGM/Nurix, ABVC/OncoX and Harmony/Bioprojet, along with tech transfer agreements and deals in brief.

Ongoing Zantac litigation continues to cloud GSK’s share price, but it hopes a stream of infectious disease readouts will sway investor sentiment as it prepares for Arexvy’s launch.

COVID vaccine makers already licensed in the US will have a leg up on in the combination respiratory vaccine space since aspiring new entrants like GSK will have to do efficacy work to get FDA approval. CEO Walmsley offers insight into the company’s vaccine strategy.