Still not there yet, but close. Biopharma projected deal values are currently at $159.4 billion, just shy of the 2019 record of $160.3 billion. With about six weeks left in the year, it is highly likely that 2020 will come out on top.
In a world where the traditional way of conducting business has been disrupted for most of the year, companies for the most part appear to have adapted well to the prevailing environment. BioWorld conducted a short poll to determine readers’ own experiences during these challenging times and how they believed this new normal might reshape their approach to doing business going forward.
There has been a recent renaissance in the interest in radiopharmaceuticals used for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, as well as their combined use (theranostics). A recent Canadian partnership between Admare Bioinnovations and the Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC) aims to take advantage of the country’s expertise in the field and leverage promising radiopharmaceutical innovations into potential commercial opportunities.
Although the global impact of a novel virus like SARS-CoV-2 has so far reached devastating proportions, it has spurred science at an unprecedented rate with potential vaccines developed under a year now nearing U.S. authorization. But while some may say the end to this pandemic is in sight, an actual date is blurry at best, as manufacturing and supply capabilities muddy the outlook.
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