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BioWorld

Feb. 12, 2021

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Amicus takes walk-test outcome in stride as Pompe BLA rolls on

Amicus Therapeutics Inc.’s results from the phase III trial called Propel with AT-GAA (cipaglucosidase alfa and miglustat) for late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) met with split opinions, though Wall Street took a decidedly dim view and left shares (NASDAQ:FOLD) to close at $12.57, down $6.16, or 33%. Read More

Immunogen’s earnings bolster the stock while Ultragenyx struggles

Immunogen Inc. leads a busy earnings season with numbers that pushed the stock (NASDAQ:IMGN) 30.3% higher on Feb. 12. The antibody-drug conjugates developer posted revenues of $132.3 million for 2020 compared to its $82.3 million in revenues for 2019, a 62.2% increase. Read More

Sagimet raises $80M crossover round to support FASN programs

Sagimet Biosciences Inc., a company developing an oral fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitor for the potential treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, has raised $80 million in a crossover financing led by an undisclosed public equity health care investment fund. Read More
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TGA seeks feedback on impact of proposed fee changes for drugs and devices

PERTH, Australia – Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration is proposing changes to its fees and charges and is asking stakeholders for feedback on three different proposed fee structures for the 2021-2022 financial year. Read More
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Research making strides even as mystery abounds in schizophrenia

Recently published findings in JAMA Psychiatry related to the sharply increased risk of death from COVID-19 in people with schizophrenia put the spotlight on drug development in the space, which has been steadily heating up the past few years. Read More
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House committee inks spending package for COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee needed two days of hearings to get through a spending measure that provided the FDA with $500 million for its part in the government response. The CDC would receive $7.5 billion for vaccine distribution and tracking, all developments that ran parallel to an announcement that another 200 million doses of vaccine will be delivered by the end of July at a cost of $3.7 billion. Read More
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Clinical data drops in recent months, but is way ahead of this time last year

BioWorld tracked a total of 295 phase I, II and III clinical news items in January, a rise of 39% compared with the number recorded during the pre-pandemic month of January 2020. Read More

Holiday notice

BioWorld's offices will be closed in observance of Presidents Day in the U.S. No issue will be published Monday, Feb. 15. Read More

Appointments and advancements for Feb. 12, 2021

New hires and promotions in the biopharma industry, including: Cortexyme, Cure, Dewpoint, Jounce, Macrogenics, Penrose. Read More

Financings for Feb. 12, 2021

Biopharmas raising money in public or private financings, including: Arch Therapeutics, Caladrius, Catalyst, Codiak, Corvus, Decibel, Diffusion, Enveric, Geovax, Infinity, Longeveron, Mereo, Neximmune, Oncorus, Oragenics, Phio, Protalix, Quell, Revive, Rhythm, SQZ, Therapeuticsmd, Travere. Read More

In the clinic for Feb. 12, 2021

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Allovir, Amicus, Basilea, Denali, Dicerna, Jasper, Modra, Regeneron, Roche, Sanofi, Takeda. Read More

Other news to note for Feb. 12, 2021

Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Amgen, Apollomics, Aqualung, Biontech, Généthon, Moderna, Pfizer, Regeneron, Sanofi, Tyg, Whitelab. Read More

Regulatory actions for Feb. 12, 2021

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Curevac, Immunitybio, Lysogene, Nantkwest, Regeneron, Seagen, Xeris. Read More

Money raised by biopharma: 2021 vs. 2020 vs. 2019

Total raised in public, private and other financings of biopharma companies, comparing 2021 vs. 2020 vs. 2019. Read More

Biopharma money raised: Jan. 1-Feb. 11, 2021

Year-to-date money raised in public, private and other financings of biopharma companies. Read More
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Biggest gainers and losers for the week of Feb. 8-12, 2021

The top 10 biopharma stock gainers and losers for the week. Read More

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