BIOINVEST Update – The Medicines Company (MDCO) – Amgen’s FOURIER Outcomes Trial Successful – After the close, AMGN announced the long-awaited results of the outcomes trial with Repatha – its PCSK9 monoclonal antibody.
BIOINVEST Access to Management Webinar – Anthera (ANTH)– We are pleased to announce another BioInvest “Access to Management Call.” Below is the link to the recorded webinar presentation with the Senior Management Team of Anthera.
BIOINVEST BREAKING NEWS – Special Update – ZIOP – Shows Rather Impressive Preclinical Data at ASGCT, Up Next Human Data at ASCO.
ZIOP was front and center at the 2016 Meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) in Washington D.C. last week. The company presented exciting preclinical data for IL-12 in combo with a PD-1 that showed 100% survival. The non-viral Sleeping Beauty (SB) system was also on display. Read more…
BIOINVEST BREAKING NEWS – Special Update – ACAD – Nuplazid Receives Positive 12-2 Vote From FDA Advisory Panel – Acadia’s Nuplazid was favorably reviewed by an FDA advisory panel today. The vote was 12-2 on efficacy, 11-3 on safety, and most importantly, 12-2 on the drug’s overall risk/benefit for Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP). Read more…
BIOINVEST Update – The Medicines Company (MDCO) – – Discontinues ‘216 – AHA Meeting Next Week
News – MDCO Stops MDCO-216 After Pilot Trial Unsuccessful – The pilot trial did not show efficacy – there was no positive effect on atherosclerosis. Safety was fine. The data calls into question the viability of APO-A1 Milano as a target and the positive implications of HDL as well.
BIOINVEST BREAKING NEWS – Special Update – Ziopharm (ZIOP) – 3 Patients Die In The IL-12 Trial. ZIOP is down sharply this morning (7/15) on the report that three patients have died in their ongoing multicenter Phase I trial of Ad-RTS-hIL-12 + orally administered veledimex in recurrent or progressive glioblastoma (GBM) or grade III malignant glioma.
BIOINVEST BREAKING NEWS – Special Update – NVAX – Q1 Call – Preparing For The Launch Of The RSV Vaccine With Partners In The Wings; We Are In The Zone Read more…
BIOINVEST BREAKING NEWS – Special Update – ACAD – Nuplazid Receives Positive 12-2 Vote From FDA Advisory Panel – Acadia’s Nuplazid was favorably reviewed by an FDA advisory panel today. The vote was 12-2 on efficacy, 11-3 on safety, and most importantly, 12-2 on the drug’s overall risk/benefit for Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP). Read more…
BIOINVEST Update – (New Recommendation) Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) – Paul Friedman Is Back
NASH is a hot topic in Biotech since September when Allergan bought Tobira Therapeutics (TBRA) for a stunning $1.7 billion for a Phase II asset. The Tobira deal was done at a tremendous 500% premium and topped the $1.2 billion Gilead paid for a NASH drug candidate being developed by Nimbus Therapeutics.
BIOINVEST Access to Management Webinar – Novavax (NVAX)– We are pleased to announce another BioInvest “Access to Management Call.” Below is the link to the recorded webinar presentation with the Senior Management Team of Novavax.
BIOINVEST BREAKING NEWS – Special Update – ANTH — As IgAN Data Nears, The Case For A Reduction In Proteinuria. With Anthera shortly delivering its first new clinical trial results in a long time, the implications of the IgAN data, in our opinion the implications of the IgAN data, while not yet valued by investors, are many. Read more…
IONS Huge Winner as GILD Ruled to Infringe on IONS/Merck HCV Patent –Yesterday, a California District Court jury determined GILD’s blockbuster hepatitis C drugs Sovaldi and Harvoni infringe on two Merck/IONS patents. Read more…
