Novartis' Heart Failure Drug Entresto Receives FDA Approval - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 08, 11:50AM CDT
Novartis AG (NVS) announced that its heart failure drug Entresto (previously known as LCZ696) has received FDA approval.
ABT: 49.93 (+0.74), JNJ: 99.53 (+1.13), NVS: 103.22 (+3.20)
Premarket Biotech Digest: Arrowhead Initiates Dosing, Vertex Orkambi Approval, Insider Sales
Kanak Kanti De - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jul 06, 6:28AM CDT
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The Weekender
Aviate - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jul 05, 3:57AM CDT
Greece and Europe It is not over-exaggerating to say that all eyes are on Greece this weekend as the Greek people vote in the referendum. Where it was once seen as the most unlikely of outcomes, there now seems to be a real risk of Grexit,...
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FDA clears upstart Theranos' test system
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jul 02, 3:07PM CDT
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Seeking Alpha's Biotech Weekly: Celgene-Juno, Gilead's HIV NDA, Happy 4th!
SA Editor Mike Taylor - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jul 02, 3:00PM CDT
A holiday-shortened week still left biotech investors with plenty to chew over. The start of a decade-long collaboration between Celgene ( CELG ) and Juno Therapeutics ( JUNO ) prompted a new wave of enthusiasm for an already well appreciated CAR-T...
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Exelixis-Roche's Skin Cancer Drug's FDA Review Delayed - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 02, 3:00PM CDT
Exelixis Inc.'s (EXEL) announced that the FDA is extending the review period for the new drug application for skin cancer candidate, cobimetinib by three months.
MRK: 57.95 (+0.57), BMY: 69.27 (+1.38), EXEL: 3.68 (+0.25)
Is Avalanche Biotechnologies A Good Buy Now After Phase 2 Results For Its Wet AMD Drug?
Long Term Bio - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jul 02, 2:33PM CDT
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Why Exelixis, Inc. Shares Slumped Today
Todd Campbell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 01, 5:21PM CDT
What's Happening: Shares in Exelixis slumped by 10% earlier today and closed 7% down after the company reported that the FDA is delaying a decision regarding approval of its cobimetinib, a therapy for BRAF V600 mutation-positive advanced...
EXEL: 3.68 (+0.25)
What Is Beyond Vision-Loss Blockbuster For Regeneron?
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jul 01, 3:12PM CDT
As people get older, they are more prone to vision loss from age-related macular degeneration. The severe "wet" version of the condition is the leading cause of blindness in the U.S., afflicting millions of people over 55. It's caused by leaky,...
GILD: 113.74 (+0.38), AMGN: 154.10 (+2.79), SNY: 51.49 (+2.71), REGN: 526.01 (+16.98), CELG: 118.84 (+1.97)
Aeterna Zentaris' Endometrial Cancer Study Fully Enrolled - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 01, 1:10PM CDT
Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (AEZS) completed patient enrolment in a phase III ZoptEC study on its oncology candidate zoptarelin doxorubicin.
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FDA extends PDUFA date for review of cobimetinib NDA; Exelixis off 8%
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jul 01, 10:08AM CDT
EXEL: 3.68 (+0.25)
Can Hepatitis B Be A Blockbuster Bug?
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jul 01, 7:02AM CDT
The new class of hepatitis C drugs, led by Gilead Sciences (GILD) and AbbVie (ABBV), has turned into one of the biggest success stories in biotech history. Yet hepatitis C is one of only five viruses that cause viral hepatitis. Do any of the others...
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Roche's MS drug passes trial
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jun 30, 5:54PM CDT
Genentech, the U.S. biotech arm of Swiss pharma giant Roche (RHHBY), said that its drug candidate ocrelizumab had succeeded in cutting the relapse rate for multiple-sclerosis patients in 2 late-stage trials. The goal of the studies was to show...
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The iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF: A Fund Worth Yodeling About
Accendo Markets - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 30, 4:16PM CDT
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Deforestation Impacting Pharmaceutical Industry
Global Risk Insights - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 30, 3:07PM CDT
Global rainforests hold unknown treasures for fighting and curing multiple diseases. But whilst the complete destruction of the world’s remaining rainforests looms on the horizon, pharmaceutical companies are only slowly beginning to tap this...
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Evotec's Partner Roche Provides Initial Update From Phase IIb Trial in Alzheimer's Disease
GlobeNewswire - Tue Jun 30, 2:27PM CDT
Evotec AG (Frankfurt:EVT) (TecDAX) (ISIN
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Roche 'High Efficacy' MS Drug Succeeds In Trials
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jun 30, 9:42AM CDT
Genentech, the U.S. biotech arm of Swiss pharma giant Roche (RHHBY), announced Tuesday that its drug candidate ocrelizumab had succeeded in cutting the relapse rate for multiple-sclerosis patients in two late-stage trials. The goal of the studies was...
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Roche's Multiple Sclerosis Studies Meet Primary Endpoint - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 30, 8:10AM CDT
Roche Holding AG (RHHBY) announced that two phase III studies on multiple sclerosis candidate ocrelizumab met their primary and major secondary endpoints.
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Genentech's ocrelizumab Significantly Reduced Both Relapses and Disability Progression versus interferon beta-1a (Rebif(R)) in Two Phase III Studies in Multiple Sclerosis
Business Wire - Tue Jun 30, 12:00AM CDT
--Genentech will submit data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Roche's Perjeta Recommended for Pre-Surgery Breast Cancer - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jun 29, 3:30PM CDT
Roche's (RHHBY) Perjeta has been recommended by the CHMP as a neoadjuvant treatment of HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer patients.
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