Commercial Capsules: BMS's Opdivo Knock; Novo Nordisk Vs Eli Lilly; Roivant Raises; Sun Plunges; Other R&D Stumbles
Executive Summary
Bristol-Myers Squibb faces a second clinical disappointment with Opdivo/Yervoy, allowing Exelixis to take advantage; Novo Nordisk claims a victory over Eli Lilly in the GLP-1 space; Roivant Sciences closed a $1.1bn equity financing; India’s biggest drug firm, Sun Pharma, slid into the red; Regeneron drops out of RSV; and Zynerba's cannabidiol gel misses again. Commercial Capsules rounds up key commercial news reported recently by sister publication Scrip.
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