Global medtechs had a big enough challenge with COVID-19 and its aftermath before the full-scale regional conflict in Ukraine added more uncertainty to the question of when market normality would return.

Bristol and Regeneron sign separate cell therapy technology pacts, plus deals involving Takeda/ImmunoGen, Serina/AgeX, Cybin/Small Pharma, Taiho/Phost’in, Royalty/Ferring and Aardvark/GRI Bio.

Coloplast expects Kerecis' rapid growth to justify the high price of the acquisition. The Icelandic company's skin-substitute products are made from minimally processed cod skins.

Many pharmaceutical and biotech companies devote themselves to the discovery and development of novel drugs for unmet medical needs. However, with R&D costs and regulatory hurdles multiplying, and much of the low-hanging therapeutic fruit already picked, a growing number of firms are taking a different, pragmatic approach. They are looking in a new light at existing compounds that may have been dropped in development for reasons that are no longer insuperable, or even withdrawn from the market. One such firm is Lumavita, whose CEO Nicholas Benedict spoke to Scrip's companies editor Eleanor Malone.