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The mid-stage disappointment in Alzheimer’s disease delivers another blow to Neuphoria Therapeutics, which in November last year was forced to launch a strategic business review after a Phase 3 trial in social anxiety disorder failed.
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A recent FDA reversal sparked new hope for patients with Huntington’s disease. Flying under the radar, Skyhawk Therapeutics revealed 12-month functional data from a midstage trial of its own candidate showing improvements on a key disease measurement scale.
Recent approvals for Corcept Therapeutics and Merck have injected momentum into the space, where GSK, Allarity Therapeutics, OSE Immunotherapies and others are advancing their own candidates.
The FDA plans to hold an advisory committee meeting to discuss Capricor Therapeutics’ application for deramiocel, which the agency rejected last July. The news surprised CEO Linda Marbán, who told BioSpace the FDA has not communicated any issues of concern with the company’s resubmitted application.
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With the failure in chronic spontaneous urticaria, Evommune’s story is now centered on its anti-IL-18 therapy EVO301, Oppenheimer said, which in February elicited a 33% placebo-adjusted improvement in eczema severity.
Earlier this year, Amgen refused the FDA’s request to withdraw Tavneos from the market. Now, two researchers who participated in the original study to support the drug’s approval claim they did not know the primary endpoint was readjudicated after the study was unblinded.
BridgeBio Pharma plans to file for approval in the third quarter. If granted, the oral drug could present a “highly differentiated” option over current achondroplasia therapies, according to Jefferies.
The positive ADHD data for Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s centanafadine is good news in what has of late been a mixed bag for the neuropsychiatric space.
Jefferies expects Moderna to have around seven commercial products in the coming years which, along with a projected 10% revenue growth, could help the company break even in 2028.
Policymaking at FDA has been anything but business as usual under the Trump administration, but former regulators cite the agency’s new investigational new drug pilot program as a sign of normalcy.
In this episode of Denatured, as part of our series on the European life sciences investment ecosystem, you’ll hear from Hakan Goker, managing director at M Ventures and Maina Bhaman, partner at Sofinnova Partners. We explore the UK biotech ecosystem: from the Golden Triangle’s evolving role to the challenges of scaling companies, unlocking pension capital and staying globally competitive.
Encouraging data for combination regimens of Revolution Medicines’ zoldonrasib “reinforce the path to leadership in PDAC” for the biotech, according to Truist Securities.
The FDA’s recently altered outlook on the evidence required for approval of rare disease drugs could have immediate benefits for companies including Skyhawk Therapeutics, Capricor Therapeutics and Biohaven.
Recent BioSpace industry conference conversations point to sponsors pushing earlier on safety, quality and performance data, leading to demand for nitrosamine analysis, IVRT/IVPT and microbiome database capabilities.