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Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours.
Scaling The Peaks
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(Biotech stocks hitting 52-week highs on Oct. 7)
- Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALDR)
- Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG)
- Natera Inc (NASDAQ:NTRA)
Down In The Dumps
(Biotech stocks hitting 52-week lows on Oct. 7)
- Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC – ADR (NASDAQ:ADAP)
- Aevi Genomic Medicine Inc (NASDAQ:GNMX)
- Albireo Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:ALBO)
- Arbutus Biopharma Corp (NASDAQ:ABUS)
- Aridis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ARDS)
- ASLAN PHARMACEU/ADR (NASDAQ:ASLN)
- Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AUPH)
- BIOLASE Inc (NASDAQ:BIOL)
- Clovis Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CLVS)
- Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRBP)
- DarioHealth Corp (NASDAQ:DRIO)
- DelMar Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:DMPI)
- Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:FULC)
- Gemphire Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:GEMP)
- GENFIT S A/ADR (NASDAQ:GNFT)
- Heat Biologics Inc (NASDAQ:HTBX)
- ImmuCell Corporation (NASDAQ:ICCC)
- INmune Bio Inc (NASDAQ:INMB)
- Intersect ENT Inc (NASDAQ:XENT)( announced failed trial results for its drug coated balloon for reducing dilated sinus)
- Jaguar Health Inc (NASDAQ:JAGX)
- Kalvista Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:KALV)
- Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd (NASDAQ:KNSA)
- Mersana Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MRSN)
- Morphic Holding Inc (NASDAQ:MOR)
- Myovant Sciences Ltd (NYSE:MYOV)
- NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:NGM)(announced results of a mid-stage study of NASH drug that were below expectations)
- Novus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:NVUS)
- OncoSec Medical Inc (NASDAQ:ONCS)
- PAVmed Inc (NASDAQ:PAVM)
- Plus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PSTV)
- Satsuma Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:STSA)
- Savara Inc (NASDAQ:SVRA)
- Silk Road Medical Inc (NASDAQ:SILK)
- Sorrento Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRNE)
- Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SBPH)
- TransMedics Group Inc (NASDAQ:TMDX)
- Trinity Biotech plc (NASDAQ:TRIB)
- Urogen Pharma Ltd (NASDAQ:URGN)
- Viveve Medical Inc (NASDAQ:VIVE)
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Stocks In Focus
Qiagen Lowers Q3 Sales Growth Guidance, Announces CEO Departure
Qiagen NV (NYSE:QGEN) announced preliminary third-quarter sales, expecting sales growth of about 3% at constant exchange rates, lower than its earlier expectations for 4-5% growth, citing significantly weaker-than-expected developments in China. The company expects adjusted EPS within its outlook of 35-36 cents in constant exchange rate.
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Separately, the company announced a 15-year partnership with Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) to broaden the availability and use of NGS-based in-vitro diagnostic kits, including companion diagnostics, for patient management.
The company also said its Chairman and CEO Peer Schatz has decided to resign from the positions, although he will serve as Special Advisor to the Supervisory Board. As the company scouts for a replacement, Thierry Bernard, SVP, Head of Molecular Diagnostics Business Area, will assume the CEO role on an interim basis.
The stock slipped 7.99% to $29.50 in after-hours trading.
Prevail, Lonza Stitch Up Gene Therapy Partnership
Prevail Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PRVL) and German biopharma LONZA GRP AG/ADR (OTC:LZAGY) announced a strategic collaboration focused on the baculovirus/Sf9 production system for gene therapies.
Under the agreement, Lonza will manufacture Prevail's pipeline of novel AAV-based gene therapy programs for patients with neurodegenerative diseases at its gene therapy center of excellence in Houston, Texas.
The companies will work together on the development and scaling up production of PR001, Prevail's gene therapy for Parkinson's disease with GBA1 mutations and neuronopathic Gaucher disease. Also, the companies plan to collaborate on PR006 gene therapy for patients with frontotemporal dementia with GRN mutations, and for future gene therapy programs.
Gilead Makes Japanese Regulatory Submission For Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) has submitted to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare an NDA for filgotinib, an investigational, oral selective JAK1 inhibitor for the treatment of adults with rheumatoid arthritis.
"This new drug application is an important milestone as we continue to expand Gilead's presence in Japan to now also include inflammation," the company said.
On The Radar
PDUFA Dates
FDA will issue its verdict on Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd (OTC:CLVLY)'s NDA for Scenesse, which is being evaluated as a preventative treatment for phototoxicity and anaphylactoid reactions in adult patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria.
Crypto Whales Are Loading Up — Are You?
New research shows the biggest crypto buyers are back. And this time? They could hold for the possibility that Bitcoin will surpass $100,000 in 2024. You don’t want to miss the next massive crypto bull run like we saw in 2020 and 2021. To know exactly what’s going on and what to buy… Get Access To Benzinga’s Best Crypto Research and Investments For Only $1.