Month: November 2020

The Latest from Reata Pharmaceuticals. See Also: Prohost Picks that Reached the Moon in Today’s Trading

Reata Pharmaceuticals We picked Reata Pharmaceuticals (RETA) for investment after confirming that the products the Company has created and is currently developing have a novel mechanism of action that enables the treatment of severe diseases that have yet to find treatments. Reata’s strategy is to build a deep understanding of the cellular response to injury in order to develop . . . This content is …

The US FDA Approved Alnylam’s OXLUMO™ Injection to Lower Urinary Oxalate Levels in Pediatric and Adult Patients with PH1

Alnylam Announces FDA Approval of OXLUMO™ Injection for PH1 Alnylam (ALNY) announced that the US FDA has approved its subcutaneous OXLUMO™ (lumasiran) injection, the first-ever therapy available for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) to lower urinary oxalate levels in pediatric and adult patients. Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1  PH1 is an ultra-rare genetic disease. It is . . . This content is for …

Regeneron Granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Therapy

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Receives EUA from the FDA for REGEN-COV2 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ (REGN) antibody cocktail therapy casirivimab and imdevimab, known also REGN-COV2 or REGEN-COV2, received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA EUA is for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults as well as pediatric patients at least 12 years of age and weighing at least …

Why Gilead Sciences Product Lenacapavir Deserves the FDA Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation. See Also: Cellectis and Sanofi

Gilead Sciences News Results from Phase 2/3 CAPELLA trial evaluating Gilead Sciences (GILD) lenacapavir achieved the primary endpoint in heavily treatment-experienced people with multidrug-resistant HIV-1 infection. The study showed that 88% of participants receiving lenacapavir experienced at least a 0.5 log10 reduction in HIV-1 viral load by the end of 14 days of functional monotherapy as . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here …

PTC Therapeutics’ Many Attractive Achievements and Approvals

PTC Therapeutics Approvals and Achievements PTC Therapeutics (PTCT) has achieved a lot recently. The latest is the August approval from the U.S. FDA of its product Evrysdi (risdiplam), the first orally administered at-home treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in adults and children 2 months and older.   Evrysdi has been granted approvals in Brazil, Chile and Ukraine as . . . This content is …

Inovio to Proceed with Phase 2 Trial of INO-4800 Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19

Inovio Announced FDA Clearance to Proceed with Trial for COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Inovio (INO) announced the receipt of the U.S. FDA clearance to proceed with the Phase 2 segment of its planned Phase 2/3 clinical trial for INO-4800, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Inovio Planned Phase 2/3 INNOVATE Trial The INNOVATE trial - a . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to …

Moderna’s Successful COVID-19 Vaccine Results

Moderna Has Successful COVID-19 Vaccine Results and News Moderna’s Phase 3 study met statistical criteria with a vaccine efficacy of 94.5%. Moderna intends to submit for an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) with U.S. FDA in the coming weeks and expects the EUA to be based on the final analysis of 151 cases and a median follow-up of more than 2 months. Moderna (MRNA) announced that …

Moderna’s Future Growth

Moderna Inc COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Moderna Inc (MRNA) announced the completion of the case accrual for the first interim analysis of Phase 3 COVE study of mRNA-1273, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The firm announced a significant increase in the rate of case identification across sites in the last week. As a result, the Company expects the first interim analysis will include substantially more than 53 …

A First in Class Antibody for a Difficult to Treat Stomach Cancer and Maybe Others

Five Prime Therapeutics Antibody Plus Chemotherapy for Stomach Cancer Five Prime Therapeutics (FPRX) announced positive topline results from the global, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled Phase 2 FIGHT trial compared mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy in combination with bemarituzumab (bema, FPA144) - a first-in-class targeted therapy, in patients with fibroblast growth factor receptor 2b-positive (FGFR2b+), non-HER2 positive (

About bluebird bio

bluebird bio bluebird bio (BLUE) financial results and business highlights for the third quarter 2020 are important to be aware of when volatility and negative analysis lack common sense. The stock selloff has been steady and progressive while there was no bad news emanating from the clinical trials on gene therapy that would provide cures or from any FDA . . . This content is …

Pfizer and BioNTech Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 Achieved a Sweet Success

Pfizer and BioNTech Good News Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) announced that their mRNA-based vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) has demonstrated evidence of efficacy against COVID-19 in participants without prior evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 infection; this is based on the first interim efficacy analysis conducted on November 8, 2020 by an external, independent Data Monitoring Committee …

CRISPR Therapeutics – Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier – Gene Editing and the Future of Humanity

CRISPR Therapeutics Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, Co-Founder CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP) announced on October 7, 2020 that Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her groundbreaking work on the CRISPR/Cas9 system.  Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier is the co-founder of CRISPR Therapeutics together with Rodger Novak and Shaun Foy. Dr. Charpentier is the Founding, Scientific and Managing . . . This content is …

Why Compugen is a Favorite Biotechnology Firm

Compugen Compugen (CGEN) presented its third-quarter achievements and financial results. We believe the firm is on the right track towards clinically confirming that its discovered targets, PVRIG and TIGIT when inhibited, will extend the capability of the current checkpoint inhibitors into treating cancers resistant to immunotherapy by checkpoint inhibition.   From Compugen Anat Cohen-Dayag, Ph.D., President and CEO of Compugen . . . This content is …

What We Expect to Hear at the Regenxbio Conference Call Today

Regenxbio Conference Call Information Regenxbio will host a conference call today, at 4:30 pm est today, November 4, 2020, to discuss its financial results for the quarter, ended September 30, 2020, and recent operational highlights. To access the live call by phone dial (855) 422-8964 (domestic) or (210) 229-8819 (international) and enter the passcode 4107819. To access a live or recorded webcast of the call …

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Achievements and Q3 Financial Results

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM) reported financial results and provided a business update for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. The firm develops treatments of rare genetic disorders of obesity. The FDA has accepted the firm's filed New Drug Application (NDA) for it's product, setmelanotide, for the treatment of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) deficiency obesity and . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here …