Biotech Equities Are Finally Making Up Lost Ground
Insights - The biotech sector has taken a meaningful step towards making up lost ground. After consolidating between $290 and $320 for the last month, the NASDAQ … Continue Reading
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Can Bellicum’s ASH Data Change the Story?
Research - Bellicum is a cell therapy developer with a pipeline of early therapeutics, including the now-ubiquitous chimeric antigen receptor T cell candidates (a la Juno Therapeutics (JUNO) and Kite (KITE)) and T cell receptor (TCR) candidates, neither of which will enter the clinic until next year.
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Bluebird Bio Drops on Patient “Relapse” and Other Biotech Updates
Research - Shares of bluebird bio (BLUE) tumbled 15% mid-day when the company said at a medical conference that a beta-thalassemia patient who received Lentiglobin’s predecessor therapeutic … Continue Reading
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Cempra’s Phase 3 Hit Its Primary Endpoints, But Not Without Caveats
Research - Positive top-line results from SOLITAIRE-IV, with some confounding safety outcomes, had Cempra Inc (CEMP) trading down on Friday morning by 25%.
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Neurocrine Chalks Up a Win With Latest Clinical Trial
Insights - Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA) purchased Auspex Pharmaceuticals this spring for $3.5 billion, primarily for access to the developmental SD-809 (deutetrabenazine), which was in mid-stage studies for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington’s disease, tardive dyskinesia, and Tourette syndrome. But the larger pharma company has a competitor nipping at its heels.
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Esperion’s Meeting with the FDA Went Quite Well
Research - FDA confirms that LDL-C remains a viable surrogate endpoint for cholesterol-lowering drugs. ETC-1002 does not need a cardiovascular outcomes study prior to approval, and -1002 should be … Continue Reading
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Biotech Ended on a High Note this Week
Recap - Biotech has been in a funk for over a week now, though Friday finished strong. iShares’ NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (IBB) has been stuck hovering just … Continue Reading
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