In this week's podcast edition of Five Must-Know Things: GSK’s R&D head departs; Bayer’s pharma R&D chief prioritizes assets; new US launches in atopic dermatitis; is Abivax an M&A target; and China’s gene therapy developers rush to the clinic.

With Eagle set to launch its long-awaited vasopressin ANDA product on 17 January, the US firm’s management told investors it was unsure what its launch meant for the 505(b)(2) rival product in the hands of American Regent.

France’s Valneva has announced positive top-line Phase III data for its investigational chikungunya vaccine, and the NASDAQ- and Euronext-listed company looks set to launch the product next year.

Pharma moves Phase III-ready antibody to prevent pneumonia to Aridis, licenses preclinical STING inhibitors from F-star. Sanofi teams with SRI on AI-directed discovery, Biogen licenses BTK inhibitor from InnoCare.