Cassava Sciences 2021 Focus and Momentum Cassava Sciences (SAVA) President & CEO, Remi Barbier, informed that the firm has started 2021 with tremendous momentum led by results of a 6-month interim analysis from an open-label study of simufilam, Cassava’s drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease. Mr. Barbier expressed his belief that the rest of the year may . . . This content is for paid subscribers. …

Roche Group and Spark Therapeutics Gene Therapy Showing Promising Results Looking for gene therapy treatments for chronic debilitating life-threatening diseases we fell on news from Spark Therapeutics, a member of the Roche Group (RHHBY); the firm announced preliminary data from part one of the ongoing Phase 1/2 open-label, non-randomized, dose-finding study of the investigational SPK-8016 . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here …

Cassava Sciences Announced Simufilam Results for Alzheimer's Cassava Sciences (SAVA) announced impressive results of an interim analysis from an open-label study of simufilam, a drug candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Simufilam improved both patients’ cognition and behavior scores following six months of treatment. There were no safety issues. In a clinical study funded by the National . . . This content is for …

CASI Pharmaceuticals Partner, BioInvent International, Announced Positive Interim Results for NHL CASI Pharmaceuticals (CASI) partner BioInvent International (

ViiV Healthcare Announced FDA Approval for Cabenuva for Adults with HIV-1 From London we learned that ViiV Healthcare announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Cabenuva, the first and only complete long-acting regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults. ViiV Healthcare is a global HIV company majority-owned by GlaxoSmithKline (

Sutro Biopharma Therapeutic Discovery and Technology Sutro Biopharma (STRO) uses precise protein engineering and rational design for therapeutic discovery. The firm’s proprietary integrated cell-free protein synthesis platform known as XpressCF® and site-specific conjugation platform XpressCF+™ led to the discovery of the following:  STRO-001 and STRO-002

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Announced an Exclusive Licensing Agreement for GIAPREZA and XERAVA La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (LJPC) announced today in a press release that . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Exelixis Bright Future Exelixis Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results   Exelixis (EXEL) announced its preliminary unaudited financial results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020. It also provided financial guidance for the full year 2021 and delivered an update on its business. With regard to Exelixis most important franchise, cabozantinib, the product’s net revenues reached $200 million in the . . . …

Intellia Therapeutics and CRISPR/Cas9 Technology Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) is a genome editing company, focused on the development of potentially curative therapeutics using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Intellia believes the CRISPR/Cas9 technology has the potential to transform medicine by both producing therapeutics that permanently edit and/or correct disease-associated genes in the human body with a single treatment and creating enhanced . . . This content is for …

Inovio Phase 1 Data of INO-4800 for COVID-19 Peer-reviewed Phase 1 data shows Inovio COVID-19 DNA Vaccine Candidate, INO-4800, to be immunogenic in 100% of subjects, inducing neutralizing antibody and/or T cell responses. INO-4800 demonstrates favorable safety and tolerability. No serious adverse events reported. Offers best-in-class thermostability, including a five-year projected shelf life at normal refrigeration temperature and no frozen transport or storage requirements. INOVIO …

Compugen Exclusive License Agreement with AstraZeneca In April 2018 Compugen (CGEN) and AstraZeneca (AZN) entered into . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Reata Pharmaceuticals: Why its Stock Price is Down Reata Pharmaceuticals (RETA) announced that it has priced a public offering of 2,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $140.85 per share for gross proceeds of $281.7 million. Reata has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase 300,000 additional . . . This content is for paid subscribers. …

Alnylam Announces FDA Approval of OXLUMO™ Injection for PH1 Alnylam (ALNY) announced that the US FDA has approved its subcutaneous OXLUMO™ (lumasiran) injection, the first-ever therapy available for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) to lower urinary oxalate levels in pediatric and adult patients. Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1  PH1 is an ultra-rare genetic disease. It is . . . This content is for …

Gilead Sciences News Results from Phase 2/3 CAPELLA trial evaluating Gilead Sciences (GILD) lenacapavir achieved the primary endpoint in heavily treatment-experienced people with multidrug-resistant HIV-1 infection. The study showed that 88% of participants receiving lenacapavir experienced at least a 0.5 log10 reduction in HIV-1 viral load by the end of 14 days of functional monotherapy as . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here …

Inovio Announced FDA Clearance to Proceed with Trial for COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Inovio (INO) announced the receipt of the U.S. FDA clearance to proceed with the Phase 2 segment of its planned Phase 2/3 clinical trial for INO-4800, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Inovio Planned Phase 2/3 INNOVATE Trial The INNOVATE trial - a . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to …

Five Prime Therapeutics Antibody Plus Chemotherapy for Stomach Cancer Five Prime Therapeutics (FPRX) announced positive topline results from the global, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled Phase 2 FIGHT trial compared mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy in combination with bemarituzumab (bema, FPA144) - a first-in-class targeted therapy, in patients with fibroblast growth factor receptor 2b-positive (FGFR2b+), non-HER2 positive (

Regenxbio Conference Call Information Regenxbio will host a conference call today, at 4:30 pm est today, November 4, 2020, to discuss its financial results for the quarter, ended September 30, 2020, and recent operational highlights. To access the live call by phone dial (855) 422-8964 (domestic) or (210) 229-8819 (international) and enter the passcode 4107819. To access a live or recorded webcast of the call …

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM) reported financial results and provided a business update for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. The firm develops treatments of rare genetic disorders of obesity. The FDA has accepted the firm's filed New Drug Application (NDA) for it's product, setmelanotide, for the treatment of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) deficiency obesity and . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here …

Compugen Compugen (CGEN) announced the presentation of new research data that further support PVRIG as a potentially promising target for cancer immunotherapy. These data suggest that PVRIG inhibition may enhance T cell priming and infiltration into tumors and provide further evidence supporting the potential advantages of targeting PVRIG alone and in combination with TIGIT and PD-1 inhibitors, in tumors . . . This content is for …

The Latest on the COVID-19 Vaccines AstraZeneca (AZN): After pausing for more than a month, AZN is expected to resume its Phase 3 US study of its COVID-19 vaccine. The trial was paused after a patient, who received the vaccine, developed an illness suspected to be a serious spinal inflammatory condition known as transverse myelitis. The patient was . . . This content is for …