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Roth starts Immunic at buy; PT $44

Roth Capital Partners launched coverage of Immunic (NASDAQ:IMUX) with a “buy” rating and $44 price target. The stock closed at $5.74 on March 24. Immunic is focused on developing innovative new modulators of the immune...

March 25, 2020

Developments

Prevail Therapeutics gets FDA fast track designation for frontotemporal dementia gene therapy

Prevail Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PRVL) received FDA fast track designation for PR006, a gene therapy candidate designed to slow the progression of frontotemporal dementia with a GRN mutation. Frontotemporal dementia is the...

March 24, 2020

Executive Moves

Akcea names Damien Devitt as CEO

Damien Devitt, who has been interim CEO of Akcea Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKCA) since September 2019, has been promoted to CEO, effective immediately, and will continue to serve as a member of Akcea’s board. “With his...

March 24, 2020

Developments

Novavax ’ NanoFlu hits all primary, secondary endpoints in Phase 3 trial

Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) posted positive top-line results of its Phase 3 clinical trial of NanoFlu, its recombinant quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine candidate with its Matrix-M adjuvant, in adults aged 65 and older...

March 24, 2020

Markets

Mackie Research ups Profound Medical to speculative buy

Mackie Research upgraded Profound Medical (TSX:PRN; NASDAQ:PROF) to “speculative buy” from “hold,” but reduced its price target to $16.20 from $26.10 due to the anticipated impact of the coronavirus. The stock closed at...

March 24, 2020

Markets

Analysts see strong rationale for Hepion CRV431’s use in severe COVID-19 cases

Hepion Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:HEPA) CRV431, a cyclophilin inhibitor with antifibrotic and antiviral properties, may show some effect in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to Roth Capital Partners and Brookline...

March 20, 2020

Developments

iBio Joins the Alliance for Biosecurity

iBio (NYSE AMERICAN:IBIO) joined the Alliance for Biosecurity, a coalition of biopharmaceutical companies, along with laboratory and academic partners, that promote a strong public-private partnership in order to ensure...

March 20, 2020

Developments

Dicerna gets FDA orphan drug designation for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency drug candidate

Dicerna Pharma (NASDAQ:DRNA) received FDA orphan drug designation for DCR-A1AT for the treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a genetic disorder that can cause lung and liver disease. The company submitted a...

March 19, 2020

Developments

NantKwest doses first patient in Phase 2 Merkel cell carcinoma study

NantKwest (NASDAQ:NK) dosed the first patient in its Phase 2 trial for second- and third-line Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). MCC is a rare and aggressive skin cancer that is fatal for the majority of patients who have...

March 19, 2020

Developments

Soligenix reports positive topline results from Phase 3 cutaneous T-cell lymphoma trial

Soligenix (NASDAQ:SNGX) reported positive topline results for its Phase 3 trial assessing SGX301 for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). The study enrolled 169 patients who were randomized to receive...

March 19, 2020

Category - News

Roth starts Immunic at buy; PT $44

Prevail Therapeutics gets FDA fast track designation for frontotemporal dementia gene therapy

Akcea names Damien Devitt as CEO

Novavax ’ NanoFlu hits all primary, secondary endpoints in Phase 3 trial

Mackie Research ups Profound Medical to speculative buy

Analysts see strong rationale for Hepion CRV431’s use in severe COVID-19 cases

iBio Joins the Alliance for Biosecurity

Dicerna gets FDA orphan drug designation for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency drug candidate

NantKwest doses first patient in Phase 2 Merkel cell carcinoma study

Soligenix reports positive topline results from Phase 3 cutaneous T-cell lymphoma trial

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