Evolving challenges will keep the COVID-19 pipeline active, while oncology, immunology and CNS are areas also expected to see much progress in 2022. Industry executives look forward to the year in therapeutic R&D.

In the third quarter of 2021, medical device company M&A values reached $7.1bn, while in vitro diagnostic firms and research tools players completed M&A activity that totaled $6.7bn.

The partnership helps close the gap between Nkarta and Fate Therapeutics in terms of the breadth of their pipelines.

With the first Revlimid generics launching in 2022, Bristol Myers Squibb’s late-stage assets are key, but earlier programs will help fill the void as Opdivo and Eliquis lose exclusivity later in the decade.