Altimmune Positive Topline Results Altimmune (ALT) announced positive results from the MOMENTUM 48-Week Phase 2 Obesity Trial of Pemvidutide.  Altimmune is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for obesity and liver fibrosis. The Company’s lead product candidate, pemvidutide, is a GLP-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist developed for treating obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH

AbbVie Inc Acquisition of Immunogen in the News AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) and ImmunoGen (IMGN) today announced a definitive agreement under which AbbVie will acquire . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Carlisle Companies Inc and Arcturus Therapeutics in the NEWS Today, November 28, 2023, Global biotechnology leaders Carlisle Companies Inc (CSL) and Arcturus Therapeutics (ARCT) announced that . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Immunovant Inc in the NEWS Immunovant, Inc. (IMVT) announced initial data from 600 mg MAD cohort of a Phase 1 clinical trial of its product IMVT-1402 in healthy adults. The Phase 1 clinical trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled ascending dose study to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of IMVT . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe …

Anavex Life Sciences Granted US Patent Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) – a development-stage biopharmaceutical company announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted U.S. Patent No. 11,813,242 entitled “A273 as a therapeutic for insomnia, anxiety, and agitation.  This patent expands Anavex’s existing patent coverage of ANAVEX®273 (blarcamesine), including U.S. Patent No. 11 . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

AbbVie Inc UBRELVY Results Published in The Lancet AbbVie Inc (ABBV) announced detailed results published in The Lancet evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of UBRELVY® (ubrogepant) 100 mg for the acute treatment of migraine when administered during the prodrome of a migraine attack. The Phase 3 study, PRODROME, showed that UBRELVY given during the prodrome (i.e., 1-6 hours before the predicted onset of headache pain) significantly reduced the …

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics Announce Authorization of CASGEVY Conditional Approval for Both Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion Dependent Beta Thalassemia Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP) today announced that the United Kingdom (U.K.) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) granted them conditional marketing authorization for CASGEVYTM (exagamglogene autotemcel ), a CRISPR/Cas9 gene . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please …

FDA Approval of Eli Lilly Product Zepbound for Obesity On Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023,  the U.S. FDA approved Eli Lilly (LLY) product ZepboundTM (tirzepatide) injection for the treatment of obesity.  Zepbound is the first and only obesity treatment of its kind that activates both GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) and GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) hormone receptors. Zepbound is indicated for adults with obesity (with a BMI of …

Three Biotech Firm in the NEWS Verona Pharma Verona Pharma plc (VRNA) announced that senior management will present a company overview at the following conferences in November 2023: Jefferies London Healthcare Conference Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Time: 10:00 AM EST / 3:00 PM GMTLocation: London, UK Piper Sandler 35th Annual Healthcare . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or …

CRISPR Therapeutics Data Presentation Announcement CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP) today announced preclinical data from the Company’s investigational programs for the treatment of cardiovascular disease at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2023. The data will be presented on Saturday, November 11, 2023, in two oral sessions, entitled: "CTX310: An Investigational in vivo CRISPR-Based Therapy Efficiently and Durably Reduces ANGPTL3 Protein . . . This content …

Neurocrine Biosciences’ Product INGREZZA Improved Chorea Associated with Huntington's Disease Through Week 50  Yesterday, November 2, 2023, Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX) announced interim results from the KINECT®-HD2 study about INGREZZA® (valbenazine) capsules used for long-term treatment of adults with chorea associated with Huntington's disease (HD). The Interim data suggest that one-capsule, once-daily of INGREZZA improved . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here …

ImmunoGen in the NEWS Immunogen (IMGN) - a developer of  antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for cancer treatment , today reviewed recent progress in the business and reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. From ImmunoGen Mark Enyedy, ImmunoGen’s President and Chief Executive Officer said, “Building on the momentum generated in the first half of 2023, we delivered a . . . This content …

CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals NEWS CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP) announced the completion of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee meeting for exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) for the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in people ages 12 and older with recurrent vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs). Exa . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe …

Beam Therapeutics in the NEWS Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) announced that Eli Lilly (LLY) has agreed to acquire certain rights under . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Anavex Life Sciences NEWS Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) reported a new peer reviewed publication in journal Neurobiology of Aging, titled “Early treatment with an M1 and sigma 1 receptor agonist . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Akero Therapeutics Presented at the H.C. Wainwright 7th Annual NASH Conference Indeed, today, Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) presented virtually at the H.C. Wainwright 7th Annual NASH Conference on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. E.T. A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available through the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.akerotx.com In case you missed the live webcast, an archived …

Intellia Therapeutics' NTLA-2001 Intellia Therapeutics' NTLA-2001 is the first-ever investigational in vivo CRISPR-based gene editing therapy cleared to enter late-stage clinical development.   Today, October 18, 2023, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) announced that the U.S. Food and . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Intellia Therapeutics Receives PRIME Designation from EMA Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Priority Medicine (PRIME) designation to its product NTLA-2002.  As we already know, NTLA-2002 is an in vivo CRISPR-based investigational therapy designed to prevent potentially life-threatening swelling attacks in people with Hereditary Angioedema  (HAE). From Intellia Therapeutics . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please …

Inovio Receives FDA Feedback for INO-3107 INOVIO (INO) - a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing DNA medicines to help treat and protect people from HPV-related diseases, cancer, and infectious diseases, announced that it received feedback from the U.S. FDA that data from its completed Phase 1/2 trial of INO-3107 for the treatment of Recurrent . . . This content is for paid subscribers. …

Akero Therapeutics Press Release Akero Therapeutics Reports Encouraging 36-Week Analysis of 96-Week Phase 2b SYMMETRY Study, with a Trend on Fibrosis Improvement and Statistically Significant Results for NASH Resolution, Markers of Liver Injury and Fibrosis, Insulin Sensitization and Lip Akero Therapeutics (AKRO)