AstraZeneca and Amgen Announced Results for Tezepelumab for Severe Asthma Tezepelumab Reduced Exacerbations by 77% in Subgroup of Patients with Elevated Inflammatory Biomarkers in NAVIGATOR  Tezepelumab Reduced Exacerbations Requiring Hospitalization by 85% AstraZeneca (AZN) and Amgen (

Cassava Sciences Awarded NIH Research Grant for Simufilam Cassava Sciences (SAVA) announced that it has been awarded a new $2.7 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant was awarded following a peer review of clinical and scientific data for simufilam, its drug candidate for Alzheimer's disease, and is intended to fund clinical readiness activities . . . This content is …

Sutro Biopharma Inc Sutro Biopharma (STRO) is a clinical-stage drug discovery, development and manufacturing company. Its expertise is in the application of precise protein engineering and rational design to create next-generation cancer and autoimmune therapeutics. Sutro Biopharma reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2021 and its recent business highlights, in addition to providing a preview of anticipated selected . . . This content …

Gilead Sciences First-Quarter 2021 Financial Results Conference Call Info Gilead Sciences (GILD) management will host a conference call to discuss the company’s first-quarter 2021 financial results and will provide a business update today, Thursday, April 29, at 4:30 p.m. EST.  Investors can dial 1-877-359-9508 (U.S.) or 1-224-357-2393 (international) to reach . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to …

AstraZeneca: Tagrisso for Adult Patients with Early-Stage EGFRm NSCLC... AstraZeneca (AZN): Tagrisso (osimertinib) has been recommended for marketing authorization in the European Union for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with early-stage (IB, II and IIIA) epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Sanofi and AstraZeneca MELODY Trial Results for Nirsevimab In March 2017, Sanofi (SNY) and AstraZeneca (

Humanigen Product Lenzilumab Combination with CAR-T At the recommended Phase 2 dose, lenzilumab in combination with CAR-T demonstrated a 100% objective response rate and no severe cytokine release syndrome or severe neurotoxicity Lenzilumab reduced IL-6, CRP, ferritin, MCP-1, IL-8, and IP-10 (CXCL-10) among others Humanigen now plans to conduct a randomized, potentially registrational, Phase 2 study with lenzilumab combined with all commercially available CD19 CAR-T …

Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline in April 2020  In April 2020, Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline entered into a collaboration to research and develop solutions for coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). The collaboration uses Vir’s proprietary monoclonal antibody platform technology to accelerate existing and identify new anti-viral antibodies that could be used as therapeutic or preventive options to help address the current COVID-19 pandemic …

Intellia Therapeutics NTLA-2001 for ATTR Granted Orphan Drug Designation by the EC Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted its product NTLA-2001 orphan drug designation. The investigational product is being developed as a treatment for transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR), a rare condition that can impact a number of organs and tissues within the . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here …

Exelixis Boxed in on Good News Exelixis (EXEL) is one of the firms boxed in by rule of thumb traders and short-sellers who put enormous pressure on biotech firms regardless of their good news. We sincerely believe that is what's happening to EXEL. We also believe that these firms, especially the achievers . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe …

Rubius Therapeutics Finding small development-stage biotech firms that contribute to biotechnology's limitless revolution of the biological sciences is difficult, but indispensable. Falling on firms that might have the science, the technological capability and the inspiration towards creating new diagnostics and treatments for severe diseases, is rewarding through improving lives.       Learning about Rubius Therapeutics (RUBY) has given us the impression . . . This content …

KemPharm Inc KemPharm Inc (KMPH) - a specialty pharmaceutical focused on the discovery and development of proprietary prodrugs, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug Application (NDA) for AZSTARYS™, a once-daily product for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log …

Johnson & Johnson Receives an EUA from the U.S. FDA We appreciate the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's emergency use authorization (EUA) for the third vaccine for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). Three vaccines are definitely better than two and now, the third vaccine, which belongs to Johnson & Johnson (

QIAGEN and Inovio Pharmaceuticals Partnership QIAGEN (QGEN) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals (

The market is sinking in a furious mood caused by the failure to figure out the pathway of criteria, which is currently controlling the stocks’ volatile performances. Today we are posting good news coming from a few biotech companies with solid fundamentals. Unfortunately, all of these firms are tumbling instead of soaring, or at least performing positively. The first is under News & Comments and …

The market is sinking in a furious mood caused by the failure to figure out the pathway of criteria, which is currently controlling the stocks’ volatile performances. Today we are posting good news coming from a few biotech companies with solid fundamentals. Unfortunately, all of these firms are tumbling instead of soaring, or at least performing positively. The first is under News & Comments and …

Nektar Therapeutics YoYoing Stock Price Investors who exaggerate their enthusiasm, or their apathy, towards buying and selling biotechnology stocks have sent the Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) stock price to the Moon but wasted no time bringing it back to Earth. This, of course, after we fell in love with it and selected it for investment purposes. We witnessed the stock reach near $80 only . . …

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Approval of EvkeezaTM for HoFH Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) has a series of good news that the market does not seem to be aware of as the stock price has yet to react.   On February 11, 2021 Regeneron announced that the U.S. FDA has approved the firm’s product EvkeezaTM (evinacumab-dgnb) as an adjunct to . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please …

Amgen KRAS Inhibitor, Sotorasib Amgen (AMGN) has taken on one of the toughest challenges in the last 40 years when it comes to cancer research by developing the KRAS inhibitor, sotorasib. This product was the first KRAS inhibitor to enter the clinic and is being studied in the broadest clinical program exploring 10 combinations with global sites spanning five continents. In . . . This content …

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals LUPKYNIS Approved for LN in Adults Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) has been granted a U.S. FDA approval of its product LUPKYNIS™ (voclosporin) in combination with a background immunosuppressive therapy regimen to treat adult patients with active lupus nephritis (LN). Lupus Nephritis LN is a serious progression of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) - a chronic, complex and . . . This content is for paid …