Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline Recommended to Stop Phase 3 COMET-ICE Trial Vir Biotechnology (VIR) and GlaxoSmithKline (

Updated Findings from bluebird bio bluebird bio analyses demonstrate lentiviral vector BB305 unlikely to be the cause of AML in a clinical study of LentiGlobin for SCD bluebird bio initiated a process with regulators to resume clinical studies bluebird bio (BLUE)

Ovid Therapeutics & Takeda Announce Agreement for Soticlestat Ovid Pharmaceuticals is eligible to receive up to $856M in payments, including a $196M upfront payment, regulatory and commercial milestone payments and tiered double-digit royalties on product sales Potential first-in-class therapy reduced seizure frequency in children with Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in Phase 2 ELEKTRA study Original 2017 collaboration between Ovid and Takeda to conclude; Ovid …

Aslan Pharmaceuticals  Aslan Pharmaceuticals (ASLN) is a clinical-stage immunology company announced positive interim unblinded data from three dose cohorts of its ongoing randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled multiple ascending dose study of ASLAN-004 for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.   ASLAN004 was well tolerated across all doses. It demonstrated improvements compared . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log …

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.

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. …

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 …

CASI Pharmaceuticals Partner, BioInvent International, Announced Positive Interim Results for NHL CASI Pharmaceuticals (CASI) partner BioInvent International (

ViiV Healthcare Announced FDA Approval for Cabenuva for Adults with HIV-1 From London we learned that ViiV Healthcare announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Cabenuva, the first and only complete long-acting regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults. ViiV Healthcare is a global HIV company majority-owned by GlaxoSmithKline (

Sutro Biopharma Therapeutic Discovery and Technology Sutro Biopharma (STRO) uses precise protein engineering and rational design for therapeutic discovery. The firm’s proprietary integrated cell-free protein synthesis platform known as XpressCF® and site-specific conjugation platform XpressCF+™ led to the discovery of the following:  STRO-001 and STRO-002

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Announced an Exclusive Licensing Agreement for GIAPREZA and XERAVA La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (LJPC) announced today in a press release that . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Exelixis Bright Future Exelixis Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results   Exelixis (EXEL) announced its preliminary unaudited financial results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020. It also provided financial guidance for the full year 2021 and delivered an update on its business. With regard to Exelixis most important franchise, cabozantinib, the product’s net revenues reached $200 million in the . . . …

Intellia Therapeutics and CRISPR/Cas9 Technology Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) is a genome editing company, focused on the development of potentially curative therapeutics using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Intellia believes the CRISPR/Cas9 technology has the potential to transform medicine by both producing therapeutics that permanently edit and/or correct disease-associated genes in the human body with a single treatment and creating enhanced . . . This content is for …

Inovio Phase 1 Data of INO-4800 for COVID-19 Peer-reviewed Phase 1 data shows Inovio COVID-19 DNA Vaccine Candidate, INO-4800, to be immunogenic in 100% of subjects, inducing neutralizing antibody and/or T cell responses. INO-4800 demonstrates favorable safety and tolerability. No serious adverse events reported. Offers best-in-class thermostability, including a five-year projected shelf life at normal refrigeration temperature and no frozen transport or storage requirements. INOVIO …

Compugen Exclusive License Agreement with AstraZeneca In April 2018 Compugen (CGEN) and AstraZeneca (AZN) entered into . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Reata Pharmaceuticals: Why its Stock Price is Down Reata Pharmaceuticals (RETA) announced that it has priced a public offering of 2,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $140.85 per share for gross proceeds of $281.7 million. Reata has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase 300,000 additional . . . This content is for paid subscribers. …

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 …

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 …