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Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine According to a new analysis posted online by the FDA, the Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) vaccine is providing strong protection against severe disease and death related to COVID-19 infection. The vaccine may reduce the spread of the virus from vaccinated people. The vaccine is said to have a 72% efficacy rate in the U.S. and 64% in South Africa. The …

The market is sinking in a furious mood caused by the failure to figure out the pathway of criteria, which is currently controlling the stocks’ volatile performances. Today we are posting good news coming from a few biotech companies with solid fundamentals. Unfortunately, all of these firms are tumbling instead of soaring, or at least performing positively. The first is under News & Comments and …

The market is sinking in a furious mood caused by the failure to figure out the pathway of criteria, which is currently controlling the stocks’ volatile performances. Today we are posting good news coming from a few biotech companies with solid fundamentals. Unfortunately, all of these firms are tumbling instead of soaring, or at least performing positively. The first is under News & Comments and …

The market is sinking in a furious mood caused by the failure to figure out the pathway of criteria, which is currently controlling the stocks’ volatile performances. Today we are posting good news coming from a few biotech companies with solid fundamentals. Unfortunately, all of these firms are tumbling instead of soaring, or at least performing positively. Look for them under Impacting News. Cassava Sciences …

Novavax Inc The Novavax (NVAX) COVID-19 Vaccine NVX-CoV2373 is on its way to reaching worldwide markets.  The Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) are to ensure equitable access to Novavax’s, NVX-CoV2373, vaccine worldwide across the low-, middle- and high-income countries. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Gavi and Novavax to make available a cumulative volume of 1.1 billion doses of the Novavax vaccine to the COVAX Facility. The …

Immunome, Inc. Immunome, Inc (IMNM) announced today that its discovery engine has isolated potent antibodies capable of neutralizing several SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) variants, including the South African Variant (B.1.351), in pseudovirus testing.  This effort is part of the company’s . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Nektar Therapeutics YoYoing Stock Price Investors who exaggerate their enthusiasm, or their apathy, towards buying and selling biotechnology stocks have sent the Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) stock price to the Moon but wasted no time bringing it back to Earth. This, of course, after we fell in love with it and selected it for investment purposes. We witnessed the stock reach near $80 only . . …

Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline Expanded Collaboration  Vir Biotechnology (VIR) and GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) announced the signing of a binding agreement to expand their existing collaboration to include the research and development of new therapies for influenza and other respiratory viruses. The Expanded Collaboration This new collaboration builds on a 2020 agreement to research and develop therapies for coronaviruses and provides GlaxoSmithKline exclusive rights to collaborate …

bluebird bio Suspends LentiGlobin Studies bluebird bio (BLUE) placed its Phase 1/2 (HGB-206) and Phase 3 (HGB-210) studies of LentiGlobin gene therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), bb1111, on a temporary suspension due to a reported Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction (SUSAR) of acute myeloid leukemia (AML . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Approval of EvkeezaTM for HoFH Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) has a series of good news that the market does not seem to be aware of as the stock price has yet to react.   On February 11, 2021 Regeneron announced that the U.S. FDA has approved the firm’s product EvkeezaTM (evinacumab-dgnb) as an adjunct to . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please …

Cassava Sciences Inc Opened Down Today Cassava Sciences, Inc. (SAVA) - a clinical-stage biotech firm focused on the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with several healthcare-focused, and other institutional investors, for the purchase of 4,081,633 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $49.00 per share for . . . This content is for paid subscribers. …

Cassava Sciences 2021 Focus and Momentum Cassava Sciences (SAVA) President & CEO, Remi Barbier, informed that the firm has started 2021 with tremendous momentum led by results of a 6-month interim analysis from an open-label study of simufilam, Cassava’s drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease. Mr. Barbier expressed his belief that the rest of the year may . . . This content is for paid subscribers. …

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: Improving Gene Therapy Vectors Improving gene therapy vectors seems to have come at the hands of researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). A gene therapy vector was developed for blood disorders like sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta-thalassemia, stating that this vector is potentially safer and more effective than those currently used in gene therapy trials for those conditions. …

Roche Group and Spark Therapeutics Gene Therapy Showing Promising Results Looking for gene therapy treatments for chronic debilitating life-threatening diseases we fell on news from Spark Therapeutics, a member of the Roche Group (RHHBY); the firm announced preliminary data from part one of the ongoing Phase 1/2 open-label, non-randomized, dose-finding study of the investigational SPK-8016 . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here …

Cassava Sciences Announced Simufilam Results for Alzheimer's Cassava Sciences (SAVA) announced impressive results of an interim analysis from an open-label study of simufilam, a drug candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Simufilam improved both patients’ cognition and behavior scores following six months of treatment. There were no safety issues. In a clinical study funded by the National . . . This content is for …