Chiron Corp. received news early Tuesday that, when boiled down, meant it would not be a player in the 2004-2005 influenza market. That news not only dropped the company's stock by nearly 17 percent, it sent a shudder through a U.S. population already skittish about the flu. (BioWorld Today)
Valentis Inc. missed its endpoint in a Phase II study of its lead product, Deltavasc, and watched its stock plummet after reporting the news Wednesday. But the trial might have uncovered a product to replace Deltavasc at the top of Valentis' pipeline, which could allow for a regulatory filing along the same timeline. (BioWorld Today)
Valentis Inc. missed its endpoint in a Phase II study of its lead product, Deltavasc, and watched its stock plummet after reporting the news Wednesday. But the trial might have uncovered a product to replace Deltavasc at the top of Valentis' pipeline, which could allow for a regulatory filing along the same timeline. (BioWorld Today)
Speaking at the 15th International AIDS Conference earlier this month, Jim Yong Kim, director of the department of HIV/AIDS at the World Health Organization, listed recent global HIV efforts and said there is "real hope that treatment can become a reality for people living with HIV/AIDS in poor countries." (BioWorld Financial Watch)
