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00:33 , Aug 10, 2019 |  BC Extra  |  Company News

Aug. 9 Company Quick Takes: Nektar, Novo, Biktarvy, Autolus and more

Nektar tumbles on bempegaldesleukin revelation   Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) fell $8.65 (29%) to close at $20.92 after reporting during its 2Q19 earnings call late Thursday that it had connected decreasing responses seen in a trial...
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23:42 , Aug 2, 2019 |  BioCentury  |  Finance

Earnings on deck

Earnings on deck At least 14 profitable biotechs and pharmas are slated to report earnings this week. (A) Premarket in New York; during market hours in Tel Aviv Company Date Pre/post mkt 2Q19 EPS est...
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01:41 , Aug 2, 2019 |  BC Innovations  |  Translation in Brief

A charged system for insulin delivery

A charge-based glucose-binding switch is the latest technology aimed at enabling automatic insulin control. With proof-of-concept experiments in mice and minipigs, the system could rival preclinical technologies picked up by Eli Lilly, Merck and Novo...
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20:45 , Jul 11, 2019 |  BC Extra  |  Company News

Management tracks: President of Lilly BioMedicines steps down to lead Kite; plus Alnylam, GSK, and more

Christi Shaw, SVP and president of Lilly BioMedicines at Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY), will step down at the end of August to serve as CEO of the Kite Pharma unit of Gilead Sciences Inc....
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00:27 , Jul 11, 2019 |  BC Extra  |  Company News

July 10 Company Quick Takes: I-Mab licenses MacroGenics mAb; plus Mirati-Novartis, Jazz-Redx, Sanofi, Horizon and more

I-Mab gains China rights to enoblituzumab I-Mab Biopharma (Shanghai, China) gained exclusive rights to enoblituzumab from MacroGenics Inc. (NASDAQ:MGNX) in China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan for $15 million up front. MacroGenics is eligible for...
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23:34 , Jul 8, 2019 |  BC Extra  |  Clinical News

July 8 Clinical Quick Takes: Hemophilia data from Sangamo-Pfizer, Novo; plus GamaMabs, Xarelto and more

Sustained Factor VIII levels for Sangamo, Pfizer hemophilia A gene therapy  Sangamo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:SGMO) and partner Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) presented data at the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) meeting in Melbourne showing...
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00:18 , Jul 2, 2019 |  BC Extra  |  Company News

Boehringer races to catch up in NASH through Yuhan deal

Boehringer is playing catch up in NASH through a preclinical deal with Yuhan that doubles its programs in the indication from one to two and marks its entry into combining therapeutic MOAs -- a strategy...
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00:20 , Jun 11, 2019 |  BC Extra  |  Clinical News

June 10 Clinical Quick Takes: Oral semaglutide superior to Jardiance, non-inferior to Victoza; plus Aptinyx and Eli Lilly

Novo’s oral semaglutide meets in Phase III trials  Novo Nordisk A/S (CSE:NOVO B; NYSE:NVO) reported results from two Phase III trials of its oral semaglutide in Type II diabetes. In PIONEER 2, oral semaglutide, a...
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23:45 , May 16, 2019 |  BC Innovations  |  Emerging Company Profile

SNIPR: Turning CRISPR into a microbiome suicide

SNIPR is using CRISPR to target specific bacteria to fight infection or modulate the immune system. Growing interest in CRISPR for mammalian cells and microbiome-focused therapeutics led the company's co-founders, Christian Grøndahl, Morten Sommer and...
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22:52 , May 3, 2019 |  BC Extra  |  Company News

May 3 Company Quick Takes: NHS England, Acacia, Insys, Novo, AZ

NHS strikes deal aimed at eliminating HCV in England  NHS England partnered with Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) and AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) to identify and treat individuals who are unaware they...
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