pharmaceuticals

Is Neurotrope the Default Alzheimer’s Winner After Biogen’s Implosion?

Posted: March 21, 2019 at 4:24 pm

Neurotrope Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRP) may be a winner by default in the battle against Alzheimer's disease after shares of Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) suffered handily with the announcement that it ...
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Why Pfizer Is Getting Deeper Into Gene Therapy

Posted: March 20, 2019 at 4:25 pm

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is getting deeper into gene therapy. The U.S. drug giant has acquired a 15% stake in Vivet Therapeutics. On top of the investment in the French ...
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Pfizer Moves Over Half a Billion for Wilson Disease Treatment

Posted: March 20, 2019 at 11:29 am

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) has announced that it has acquired a 15% equity interest in Vivet and secured an exclusive option to acquire all outstanding shares. Pfizer is looking to ...
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Bad News for AbbVie and Multiple Myeloma Patients

Posted: March 19, 2019 at 10:25 am

AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) and patients suffering from multiple myeloma have seen some additional bad news. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a partial clinical hold on clinical ...
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How Much More Talc Fallout Will Johnson & Johnson Face After This $29 Million Verdict?

Posted: March 14, 2019 at 1:45 pm

A California jury has awarded $29 million to a woman who claimed talcum-powder-based Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) products caused her cancer. This ruling is the most recent defeat, out of ...
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Big Pharma Short Interest Backs Off, With One Huge Exception

Posted: March 12, 2019 at 8:35 am

Pharmaceutical companies usually are involved in a lengthy process of getting their drug candidates to market through clinical trials. There is a fair amount of risk involved, should a study ...
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Great News for Adolescents with Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis

Posted: March 11, 2019 at 4:14 pm

In an incredible move for adolescent patients 12 to 17 years of age, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dupixent (dupilumab) for patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. ...
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Wedbush’s Top Biotech Picks Ahead of AACR Annual Meeting

Posted: March 2, 2019 at 8:45 am

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting is scheduled for March 31 to April 3. Abstracts have been released for the companies presenting at this event, and Wedbush ...
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Major Pharma Sees Tremendous Rise in Short Interest

Posted: February 28, 2019 at 8:30 am

Pharmaceutical companies usually are involved in a lengthy process of getting their drug candidates to market through clinical trials. There is a fair amount of risk involved, should a study ...
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What Ipsen Wants From Clementia Pharmaceuticals

Posted: February 25, 2019 at 9:45 am

Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CMTA) shares shot up on Monday after the firm announced that it will be acquired. The firm has entered into an agreement to be acquired by ...
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Why This New Collaboration Is Incredible for Voyager Therapeutics

Posted: February 22, 2019 at 10:05 am

On Friday, Voyager Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VYGR) announced a collaboration with pharma giant AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) to develop and commercialize vectorized antibodies directed at pathological species of alpha-synuclein for ...
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Johnson & Johnson and Other Health Care Stocks With Recent Death Crosses

Posted: February 22, 2019 at 8:00 am

Golden crosses and death crosses are common signals in technical analysis and refer to the relationship between short-term and long-term moving averages. The golden cross typically is seen as a ...
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Is Merck Overpaying for Immune Design?

Posted: February 21, 2019 at 9:55 am

Immune Design Corp. (NASDAQ: IMDZ) shares absolutely exploded on Thursday after Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK) announced that it would be acquiring the firm at what some might call ...
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Who’s to Blame for the US Opioid Epidemic

Posted: February 20, 2019 at 12:20 pm

For more than half a decade, the United States has seen an incredible rise of an opioid epidemic within its borders. Fatal overdoses have claimed the lives of many as ...
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Huge Johnson & Johnson Acquisition Targets Robotics

Posted: February 13, 2019 at 10:40 am

On Wednesday, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced that its subsidiary, Ethicon, had entered a definitive agreement to acquire Auris Health, a robotic technology firm, initially focused on lung cancer. Management ...
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