Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.

Vemlidy, Gilead Sciences' follow-on to blockbuster hepatitis B product treatment Viread, has this week won approval in the US and been given the green light for approval in Europe – vital steps in Gilead's long term plan to protect its hep B portfolio from generic erosion.

Verastem steps in where AbbVie exited, agreeing to license Infinity’s duvelisib in hematologic cancer indications. Celldex grows its immuno-oncology pipeline with buyout of private Yale Medical School-spinout Kolltan.