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Fresh from the biologic pipeline—2010

Apart from a drug produced in rabbits, 2010 was in some ways an unremarkable year for biologic drugs coming onto the market. Emphasis on safety may be keeping the reins on new product registrations for some time to come. Jim Kling reports.

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Kling, J. Fresh from the biologic pipeline—2010. Nat Biotechnol 29, 197–200 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.1793

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