The maturation of digital offerings, coupled with commercially and clinically successful partnerships, has enabled huge investments in the digital health industry.

No big buyouts were revealed during the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference for a third year in a row. Big pharma firms are in acquisition mode, but execs stress desire for easy integrations and scientific alliances. 

The pharma, biotech and allied industries came back together in London on 2 December to celebrate a year of exceptional achievement at the 17th Annual Scrip Awards, hosted by the journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan.

Deal Snapshot: In addition to investigating the ADAR1 target with the UK biotech, Exelixis also has optioned a second candidate for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma under its 2019 deal with Aurigene.