Benzinga's Daily Biotech Pulse: Organovo Falls On Earnings; Celgene Gets New CFO

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours.

Scaling the Peaks

(Stocks hitting 52-week highs on May 31)

Down In The Dumps

(Stocks hitting 52-week lows on May 31)

Stocks In Focus

Kiniksa Shares Rally On Buying By Major Shareholder

The company recently completed its IPO, with the shares debuting on the Nasdaq on May 24.

The stock was up 8.65 percent at $18.59 in after-hours trading.

Fibrocell Announces Closing Of Offering

Fibrocell Science Inc (NASDAQ:FCSC) announced closing of its previously announced registered direct offering of 2.04 million shares, priced at-the-market, at a purchase price of $2.85 per share.

The stock fell 2.34 percent to $2.50 in after-hours trading.

Organovo Q4 Revenues Miss Estimate

Organovo Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ONVO), a developer of 3D bioprinted tissues for treating liver diseases, reported below-consensus revenues and an in-line loss in Q4.

The stock slid 8.63 percent to $1.80 in after-hours trading.

Reata Gets Orphan Drug Status For Kidney Disease Drug In Europe

Orphan drug status bestows financial and regulatory incentives, including reduced fees, protocol assistance, access to the centralized authorization procedure, and ten years of market exclusivity on approval.

See Also: 3 Possible Outcomes From The Clinical Hold On Crispr Therapeutics's Sickle Cell Candidate

Celgene Announces Executive Appointments

Integra to Join S&P MidCap 400

Standard & Poor's announced that S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Integra Lifesciences will replace Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE:GXP) in the S&P Midcap 400 Index.

On The Radar

Zymeworks Inc (NYSE:ZYME) – Zymeworks will make an oral presentation of Phase 1 data on ZW25 that is being evaluated for HER2-expressing cancers such as ovarian, breast and gastric cancers. The presentation is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. ET.

Celgene – The company will present Phase 3 data for its refractory multiple myeloma treatment candidate MM-007 at 3:57 p.m. ET. Data released in February showed that the study, dubbed OPTIMISMM, met the primary endpoint of progression free survival.

Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AGIO) – The company will present Phase 1 data for its AG-881 in glioma at 4:09 p.m. ET.

FDA Tidbits

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb released a statement on the agency's work to tackle shortages of intravenous drugs, shorten supply disruptions and better predict vulnerabilities. Separately, the commissioner dwelled on new policies to reduce the ability of branded drug makers to use REMS programs to block timely generic entry.

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