Just over six months after getting a complete response letter for its prodrug carbidopa and levodopa combination product, the US major has acquired Mitokinin and its selective PINK1 activator which could potentially be a disease-modifying treatment for Parkinson’s disease.

Despite decades of R&D, there are no disease modifying therapies on the market for Parkinson’s disease, and few efficacious products for non-motor symptoms. Clinical setbacks have been rife but breakthroughs in diagnostics and a better understanding of disease pathology brings hope for the future. In Vivo speaks to some of those responsible for bringing innovation to the field. 

Public Company Edition: Summit initiated the big rights offering earlier this year as promised in December when it licensed Akeso’s PD-1/VEGF bispecific. Also, Teva sold $2.49bn in sustainability-linked notes to pay down debt, while MorphoSys, Novavax and others restructured and cut jobs.