Tag: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY)

Alnylam: Its Second RNAi Therapy Approval Boosted Savvy Investors’ Trust

Alnylam: Its Second RNAi Therapy Approval Boosted Savvy Investors’ Trust

Alnylam Granted FDA Early Approval of GIVLAARI™ for AHP Alnylam’s (ALNY) stock outperformed as its subcutaneous injection GIVLAARI™ (givosiran) has been granted FDA early approval. GIVLAARI™ is created and developed for the treatment of adults with acute hepatic porphyria (AHP). AHP is a family of ultra-rare, genetic diseases characterized by debilitating, life-threatening attacks and, for some patients, chronic manifestations that demeans patients’ daily functioning and …
What A Week For Biotechnology

What A Week For Biotechnology

The Week in Review #47 What A Week For Biotechnology Synopsis In this “Week in Review” there is no complicated scientific and clinical information, leaving the details to the articles that we usually post on the Prohost website. Most of the Prohost picked firms’ Q3 financial results have beaten expectations. Three firms have reached the Prohost 2019 targets, and more firms have outperformed, with some …
The Quarterly Financial Results

The Quarterly Financial Results

The Week in Review #46 The Quarterly Financial Results The quarterly financial results that analysts and investors relied on for years to evaluate biotech firms, including development stage firms, seem to change. Investors have finally realized that development-stage firms have no marketed drugs and no revenues, hence, no incomes and should be evaluated based on the clinical trial results of their pipeline products. They saw …
This Past Week

This Past Week

The Week in Review #43 This Past Week After hearing hints about the trade war between China and the United States being avoided the market reversed course from faltering to flying at the speed of light. This trade war replaced all important factors that would usually affect the market performances. Unemployment is the lowest since 1969 and is expected to cause a bullish market, but …
RegenxBio is Rebounding. See Also: A Scientifically Valuable Agreement Between CRISPR Therapeutics and KSQ Therapeutics

RegenxBio is Rebounding. See Also: A Scientifically Valuable Agreement Between CRISPR Therapeutics and KSQ Therapeutics

RegenxBio Rebounding RegenxBio (RGNX) has the viral vectors which could safely deliver genes into the cells. The firm has improved the adeno-associated viruses making them safe and effective gene delivery vehicles. One of the three currently approved gene therapy products, Zolgensma® for pediatric spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), marketed by Novartis, used RegenxBio’s adeno-associated . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to …
During the Departed Week

During the Departed Week

The Week in Review #42 During the Departed Week The week started with the market losing over 1000 points and ended recuperating a large extent of the losses. Desperate during the market’s plummeting, some investors were happy for the rebound and some were confused and skeptical about what the unpredictable market might bring next. In the latest Prohost Letter #436, the losses in prices of …
The Value of the Biotech Companies Continued

The Value of the Biotech Companies Continued

Prohost Letter #435 The Value of the Biotech Companies A Continuation of Prohost Letter #434 A Recap The biotech near and long-term values, we insist, must be based on the firms’ scientific capabilities, products’ potentials and financial results. In the past months the stocks evaluations by bloggers, and some assessors, have been tailored to mislead investors into serving the purposes of the manipulators’ weird agendas. …
Why Alder Biopharmaceuticals Stock Gained Over 83%. See Also: Prohost Picked Stocks Outperforming in a Down Market Day

Why Alder Biopharmaceuticals Stock Gained Over 83%. See Also: Prohost Picked Stocks Outperforming in a Down Market Day

Migraine's Really Effective Treatments The years 2018 and 2019 could be called the years of migraine’s really effective treatments. Three Calcitonin-gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibody drugs have been approved in 2018 and 2019. They are: Aimovig for Amgen (AMGN . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.
Gene Therapy and Other Treatments That Work at the Genetic Level

Gene Therapy and Other Treatments That Work at the Genetic Level

Gene Therapy Stocks Experiencing Selloffs  Every investor in the biotech sector must have experienced selloffs of the stocks from companies specialized in gene therapy, gene editing, antisense, RNAi and mRNA therapies. Recently, bluebird bio’s (BLUE) stock was devastated. The selloffs occurred for many reasons, most of . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.
The Medicines Company Has Agreeable News

The Medicines Company Has Agreeable News

The Medicines Company The Medicines Company (MDCO) focuses on cardiovascular diseases. Major goals are halting the progression of atherosclerosis and lowering the cardiovascular risk caused by high levels of LDL Cholesterol (LDL-C). The firm announced good news from the results of its first pivotal Phase . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.
The Bizarre Market

The Bizarre Market

The Week in Review #41 We Are Still Witnessing … The bizarre market performance that started in early 2019: In the past couple of months the great enthusiasm and response of the market to the undeniably strong economic indicators and the lowest unemployment figures turned, for mysterious reasons, to a perturbed-looking volatile market beast. The biotech stocks have given back most of their deserved gains …
The Week in Review #40

The Week in Review #40

  Conquering NASH Gilead and Novo Nordisk Conquering NASH What was Gilead Sciences' (GILD) announcement at EASL? What is Gilead doing to find effective treatments for NASH? Why would Novo Nordisk's (
Regeneron and Alnylam collaborative agreement will benefit these firms so why the selloff of both?

Regeneron and Alnylam collaborative agreement will benefit these firms so why the selloff of both?

Regeneron and Alnylam Agreement Will Benefit Both So Why the Sell-Off? Regeneron Pharmacueticals Founded, and led for 30 years, by physician-scientists Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) demonstrates an exceptional ability to translate science into medicine. Working diligently Regeneron succeeded in putting seven treatments in the hands of specialists in clinics around the world. Additionally, the firm managed to build a rich pipeline of numerous investigational products; all of …
Exelixis moves more products into clinical trials. Alnylam’s product Givosiran demonstrates efficacy in Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP). Why investors have caused a stock selloff.

Exelixis moves more products into clinical trials. Alnylam’s product Givosiran demonstrates efficacy in Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP). Why investors have caused a stock selloff.

Thanks to abundant cabozantinib sales’ revenues Exelixis (EXEL) is advancing a new generation of its medicines with its new product XL092 entering clinical trials. The drug is a next-generation oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets VEGF receptors & MET and was the subject of an active Investigational New Drug (IND) application the firm had submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December …
Another drug approval for Exelixis. Why Alnylam’s stock is under pressure today

Another drug approval for Exelixis. Why Alnylam’s stock is under pressure today

More good news came  from Exelixis (EXEL). It was expected by many but not by those who ignore the good news in favor of any negative news or lack of news. The announced news is that the FDA approved Exelixis’ Cabometyx® (cabozantinib) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients who have been previously treated with sorafenib. More good news is Exelixis’ announcement that the firm is prepared to fully support the …
The molecule that enhanced the T Cells cancer treatment efficacy while preventing autoimmune diseases

The molecule that enhanced the T Cells cancer treatment efficacy while preventing autoimmune diseases

Yesterday, the Stock Market skyrocketed and with it a significant number of Prohost Picks that we keep reminding ourselves are undervalued. The outperformance unveiled the interred strength of firms such as: Illumina (ILMN), Amgen (AMGN) and Vertex (VRTX), the gene therapy firms: RegenxBio (RGNX) and Spark (ONCE), and the gene editing firms: Crispr (CRSP), Intellia (NTLA) and Editas (EDIT), as well as others in the Prohost Portfolio. The rebounding in the …
Following the Stars. Less Science and More Logic

Following the Stars. Less Science and More Logic

Prohost Letter #424 Following the Stars Less Science and More Logic We reiterate that while a human star is born every once in a while on Earth, several stars born daily in research labs may be designated every other day by the FDA and other health regulatory agencies around the world. These agencies call these potential stars’ breakthrough drugs, but not all the molecules designated …
Outperforming, favorite, and undervalued biotech firms

Outperforming, favorite, and undervalued biotech firms

The Week in Review #28 The approval of revolutionary products created by biotech firms with solid scientific fundamentals, superior scientists and advanced technologies is what motivates us to pick for investment biotech and biopharmaceutical firms. So, let’s see what has been approved in the parting week  from firms that we picked for investment.       IMPORTANT APPROVALS       Prohost Picked Firm     …