The controversial theory that infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is a causative agent in Crohn's disease is about to receive its biggest test yet, as Redhill Biopharma Ltd. initiates a Phase III program involving RHB-104, an antibiotic treatment, in some 600 patients.
Shares in Immunicum AB surged more than 40 percent Monday on promising signals from a Phase I/II trial of its kidney cancer vaccine, Intuvax. The optimism is based on preliminary data from a very small-scale study.
Buoyed by the European Medicines Agency's recent reversal of its earlier negative decision on Defitelio (defibrotide), Gentium SpA unveiled its best ever quarter for the product and set out its stall on growing the market, albeit within a narrower indication.
Shares in Bavarian Nordic A/S gained 6.6 percent on news that the European Commission had formally approved its third-generation smallpox vaccine Imvanex, based on a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector.
Investors in Topotarget A/S got a dose of the jitters on news that its development partner, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc., will delay its new drug application (NDA) filing of Topotarget's belinostat to the fourth quarter, pushing into next year the payment dates for two badly needed milestones.
Buoyed by the European Medicines Agency's recent reversal of its earlier negative decision on Defitelio (defibrotide), Gentium SpA unveiled its best ever quarter for the product and set out its stall on growing the market, albeit within a narrower indication.
Investors in Topotarget A/S got a dose of the jitters on news that its development partner, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc., will delay its new drug application (NDA) filing of Topotarget's belinostat to the fourth quarter, pushing into next year the payment dates for two badly needed milestones.
Shares in Bavarian Nordic A/S gained 6.6 percent on news that the European Commission had formally approved its third-generation smallpox vaccine Imvanex, based on a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector.
Ixchelsis Ltd., a start-up with roots in Pfizer Inc.'s UK R&D facility at Sandwich, in Kent, has raised more than $14 million from TVM Life Science Ventures VII fund for development of an oxytocin antagonist, IX-01, for treating premature ejaculation.
Ixchelsis Ltd., a start-up with roots in Pfizer Inc.'s UK R&D facility at Sandwich, in Kent, has raised more than $14 million from TVM Life Science Ventures VII fund for development of an oxytocin antagonist, IX-01, for treating premature ejaculation.
