Health

Companies engaged in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, research services, home healthcare, hospital operations, long‑term care, and the manufacture and supply of medical equipment and supplies. The sector also includes pharmaceutical retailers and providers of health‑information services. UK‑listed companies in this sector include AstraZeneca plc, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Smith & Nephew plc, Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc, ConvaTec Group plc, Spire Healthcare plc and EMIS Group plc.

GSK expands respiratory pipeline with Aiolos Bio acquisition

GSK plc (LON/NYSE: GSK) and Aiolos Bio, Inc. has announced that they have entered into an agreement under which GSK will acquire Aiolos, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on addressing..

AstraZeneca plc 21.2% potential upside indicated by Jefferies

AstraZeneca plc with ticker (LON:AZN) now has a potential upside of 21.2% according to Jefferies.Jefferies set a target price of 12,500 GBX for the company, which when compared to the..

GSK plc 8.2% potential upside indicated by Barclays

GSK plc with ticker (LON:GSK) now has a potential upside of 8.2% according to Barclays.Barclays set a target price of 1,575 GBX for the company, which when compared to the..

AstraZeneca’s Wainua receives FDA approval in the US

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) and Ionis’ Wainua (eplontersen) has been approved in the US for the treatment of the polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis in adults, commonly referred to as hATTR-PN..

GSK plc 12.9% potential upside indicated by Berenberg Bank

GSK plc with ticker (LON:GSK) now has a potential upside of 12.9% according to Berenberg Bank.Berenberg Bank set a target price of 1,650 GBX for the company, which when compared..

AstraZeneca plc 23.5% potential upside indicated by Jefferies

AstraZeneca plc with ticker (LON:AZN) now has a potential upside of 23.5% according to Jefferies.Jefferies set a target price of 12,500 GBX for the company, which when compared to the..

GSK’s RSV vaccine Arexvy accepted for review by Japan’s MHLW

GSK plc (LON/NYSE: GSK) has announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has accepted for review a regulatory application to extend the indication of GSK’s respiratory syncytial..

AstraZeneca to acquire US-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, Icosavax

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Icosavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICVX), a US-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing differentiated, high-potential vaccines using an innovative, protein..

GSK granted EC marketing authorisation for Jemperli plus chemotherapy

GSK plc (LON/NYSE: GSK) has announced the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for Jemperli (dostarlimab) in combination with carboplatin-paclitaxel (chemotherapy), for the treatment of adult patients with mismatch..

AstraZeneca discontinues STABILIZE-CKD and DIALIZE-Outcomes Phase III trials

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) has decided to discontinue the STABILIZE-CKD and DIALIZE-Outcomes Phase III evidence trials for Lokelma (sodium zirconium cyclosilicate). The decision was made due to substantially increased enrolment timelines..

GSK positive headline results from DREAMM-7 phase III clinical trial

GSK plc (LON/NYSE: GSK) has announced positive headline results from a planned interim efficacy analysis of the DREAMM-7 head-to-head phase III trial evaluating belantamab mafodotin as a second-line treatment for..

ConvaTec Group PLC 28.4% potential upside indicated by Berenberg Bank

ConvaTec Group PLC with ticker (LON:CTEC) now has a potential upside of 28.4% according to Berenberg Bank.Berenberg Bank set a target price of 290 GBX for the company, which when..

GSK plc 12.1% potential upside indicated by Barclays

GSK plc with ticker (LON:GSK) now has a potential upside of 12.1% according to Barclays.Barclays set a target price of 1,575 GBX for the company, which when compared to the..

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc 22.2% potential upside indicated by RBC Capital Markets

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc with ticker (LON:HIK) now has a potential upside of 22.2% according to RBC Capital Markets.RBC Capital Markets set a target price of 2,150 GBX for the company,..

AstraZeneca plc 31.9% potential upside indicated by Barclays

AstraZeneca plc with ticker (LON:AZN) now has a potential upside of 31.9% according to Barclays.Barclays set a target price of 13,500 GBX for the company, which when compared to the..

AstraZeneca’s Truqap approved in the US for HR-positive breast cancer

AstraZeneca’s Truqap (capivasertib) in combination with Faslodex (fulvestrant) has been approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast..

GSK plc 9.7% potential upside indicated by Barclays

GSK plc with ticker (LON:GSK) now has a potential upside of 9.7% according to Barclays.Barclays set a target price of 1,575 GBX for the company, which when compared to the..

HALEON PLC 20.2% potential upside indicated by Barclays

HALEON PLC with ticker (LON:HLN) now has a potential upside of 20.2% according to Barclays.Barclays set a target price of 391 GBX for the company, which when compared to the..

AstraZeneca increase guidance for Total Revenue ex COVID-19 medicines and Core EPS

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) has announced its 9M and Q3 2023 results. Revenue and EPS summary 9M 2023 Q3 2023 % Change % Change     $m  Actual  CER[1] $m  Actual ..

AstraZeneca enters into an exclusive licence agreement with Eccogene for ECC5004

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) and Eccogene have entered into an exclusive licence agreement for ECC5004, an investigational oral once-daily glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) for the treatment of obesity, type-2..

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