Incyte Gains on Jakafi's Breakthrough Status for Acute GVHD
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jun 24, 5:07PM CDT
Incyte (INCY) announced that the FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy status to Jakafi for the treatment of patients with acute graft-versus-host disease.
INCY: 81.66 (+3.16), LLY: 73.94 (+0.87), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33), NVS: 80.67 (+0.96)
Sickle Cell Partnership Creates Demonstration Project to Treat Children in Angola
BusinessWire - Fri Jun 24, 3:10PM CDT
The Angola Sickle Cell Initiative, a public-private partnership of the Angola Ministry of Health, the Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), Texas Children's Hospital and Chevron, is teaming up with the global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb to provide children with sickle cell disease in Angola with an effective medication to which many patients in the country have lacked access.
BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
Incyte Reports Epacadostat Combination Study Initiation
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 23, 9:59AM CDT
Incyte (INCY) reported that the first patient has been treated in a phase III epacadostat combination study for advanced or metastatic melanoma.
ANIP: 56.27 (+3.48), INCY: 81.66 (+3.16), MRK: 57.68 (+0.64), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
Valeritas Appoints David Lewis as Vice President of Marketing
GlobeNewswire - Thu Jun 23, 7:00AM CDT
Valeritas Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB:VLRX) announced today that David Lewis has been named Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Lewis joins the Company with extensive experience successfully building chronic therapeutic brands including several current market-leading brands in diabetes. Notably, Mr. Lewis led the launch of Januvia, one of Merck & Company's first and most successful new product launches in the U.S. diabetes market, and then went on to lead marketing for the global launch of AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Forxiga for the treatment of type-2 diabetes.
MRK: 57.68 (+0.64), VLRX: (), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
SolarCity and Bristol-Myers climb, Adobe and HP stumble
AP - Wed Jun 22, 3:55PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday:
FDX: 157.89 (+1.38), WGO: 23.15 (+0.20), MUR: 32.41 (+0.84), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33), HPQ: 12.95 (+0.34), ADBE: 96.21 (+2.20)
GW Pharma (GWPH) to Develop Epidiolex for Infantile Spasms
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jun 22, 9:53AM CDT
GW Pharmaceuticals (GWPH) has selected infantile spasms as the fourth target indication for the development of Epidiolex.
GWPH: 89.14 (+0.57), ANIP: 56.27 (+3.48), RTRX: 18.49 (+0.01), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
RedHill (RDHL) Stock Up on Positive Phase I Data on Yeliva
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jun 22, 9:11AM CDT
RedHill (RDHL) announced positive results from a phase I study on Yeliva for the treatment of advanced solid tumors.
RDHL: 10.87 (+0.15), ANIP: 56.27 (+3.48), PFE: 34.59 (+0.12), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
7 Profitable Medical Stocks Ranked as Buys Now
Arpita Dutt - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 21, 2:52PM CDT
It may be tough going for medical stocks but these 7 companies sporting a favorable Zacks Rank are poised to generate profits this year.
ZTS: 47.90 (+0.57), JNJ: 117.38 (+0.92), PFE: 34.59 (+0.12), LGND: 115.11 (+1.28), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33), AMPH: 16.15 (+0.56)
BMS and Biogen to Give Biomanufacturing Keynote Presentations at CHI's Eighth Annual The Bioprocessing Summit
Marketwired - Tue Jun 21, 12:45PM CDT
A Plenary Session at the Bioprocessing Summit in Boston, MA Will Connect Bioprocess Professionals From Across the Industry to Prepare for Next-Generation Biologics
BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
Gilead Presents Favorable Preliminary Bictegravir HIV Data
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 21, 10:21AM CDT
Gilead Sciences (GILD) presented encouraging preliminary data from four pre-clinical and phase I studies evaluating bictegravir for the treatment of HIV.
GILD: 83.37 (+0.92), ANIP: 56.27 (+3.48), RTRX: 18.49 (+0.01), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
Vical (VICL) Reports Phase I/II Data on Genital Herpes Vaccine
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 21, 9:12AM CDT
Vical (VICL) presented data from a phase I/II study on its investigational genital herpes vaccine at a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.
VICL: 4.60 (+0.24), ANIP: 56.27 (+3.48), PFE: 34.59 (+0.12), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
Glaxo/Innoviva's Closed Triple Combination Tops Phase III
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 21, 8:30AM CDT
Glaxo (GSK) and Innoviva (INVA) announced positive top-line data from the phase III FULFIL study on the closed triple combination therapy for the treatment of COPD.
INVA: 11.22 (+0.20), TBPH: 23.06 (+0.17), GSK: 42.56 (+0.80), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
Epizyme Offers Early Data on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Drug
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jun 20, 2:05PM CDT
Epizyme, Inc. (EPZM) reported encouraging preliminary data from its ongoing, global phase II trial on lead pipeline candidate, tazemetostat, at the American Society of Hematology Meeting on Lymphoma Biology.
ABT: 39.63 (+0.89), PFE: 34.59 (+0.12), EPZM: 10.44 (-0.28), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
Auris (EARS) Begins Phase III Study for Sudden Deafness
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jun 20, 9:31AM CDT
Auris Medical (EARS) has started patient enrollment in a second pivotal phase III study (ASSENT) on AM-111 for the treatment of sudden deafness.
EARS: 4.00 (-0.05), ANIP: 56.27 (+3.48), RTRX: 18.49 (+0.01), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
Emergent (EBS) BioThrax sBLA Accepted for FDA Review
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jun 20, 8:13AM CDT
Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) announced that the FDA has accepted to review the company's sBLA for manufacturing BioThrax in Building 55.
EBS: 30.65 (-0.68), ANIP: 56.27 (+3.48), PFE: 34.59 (+0.12), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
Kura (KURA) Begins Dosing in Phase II Study on Cancer Drug
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jun 17, 3:18PM CDT
Kura Oncology (KURA) announced the dosing of the first patient in a phase II study on tipifarnib for the treatment of lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes.
JNJ: 117.38 (+0.92), RTRX: 18.49 (+0.01), KURA: 2.69 (+0.04), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
Medivation's (MDVN) Pidilizumab Positive in Phase I/II Study
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jun 17, 8:56AM CDT
Medivation (MDVN) announced data from a phase I/II study on pidilizumab for the treatment of pediatric with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
MDVN: 59.26 (+0.37), ANIP: 56.27 (+3.48), PFE: 34.59 (+0.12), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33)
Zacks.com featured highlights: B&G Foods, J. M. Smucker, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pretium Resources and FTI Consulting
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jun 17, 8:30AM CDT
Zacks.com featured highlights: B&G Foods, J. M. Smucker, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pretium Resources and FTI Consulting
BGS: 46.65 (+0.88), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33), FCN: 41.96 (+0.52), PVG: 9.53 (-0.19), SJM: 146.56 (-0.53)
Allergan Glaucoma Gel Stent Filing Accepted for FDA Review
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 16, 11:19PM CDT
Allergan plc's (AGN) Premarket Notification Application for the XEN Glaucoma Treatment System has been accepted by the FDA for review.
AGN: 233.51 (+4.96), BMY: 72.64 (+0.33), TLGT: 6.64 (+0.57), AMPH: 16.15 (+0.56)