Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.’s top-line phase II data, though billed as promising, wasn’t enough to please observers on Wall Street, who stacked the data in schizophrenia with NBI-1117568 (NBI-'568) against others in the space. Shares (NASDAQ:NBIX) closed Aug. 28 at $123.76, down $28.79, or 18.9%. Read More
Novartis Pharma AG continues to cut some of the biggest collaboration deals of the year through a new agreement with privately held subsidiary Lindy Biosciences Inc. The two plan to create self-administered injections for some Novartis medicines that are currently infused intravenously. Read More
Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. filed an NDA with the U.S. FDA for its radiopharmaceutical glioma imaging product, TLX-101-CDx (Pixclara, 18F-floretyrosine, 18F-FET), for the characterization of progressive or recurrent glioma from treatment-related changes in both adult and pediatric patients. Read More
Yunovia Co. Ltd. gained clearance in South Korea to start a multiple ascending dose phase I study for ID-110521156 – a novel, orally available, small-molecule, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist. Read More
Restoring glucose metabolism in astrocytes, which is impaired in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), has a direct effect on neurons, which replenish their fuel supply and resume synaptic activity. A group of scientists from Stanford University School of Medicine has revealed the pathway that explains where this efflux is interrupted and which molecules restore it in mouse models with amyloid and tau pathology. Their findings could help prevent the progression of this neurodegenerative disease. Read More
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Bioarctic AB, Biovie, Invivyd, Lexaria, Spago Nanomedical, Vaderis. Read More
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Addex, Agile, Eli Lilly, Elite, Humacyte, Indivior, Insud, Salubris, Yoltech.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Avanzanite, Basilea, Bavarian Nordic , Camp4, Invivyd, Johnson & Johnson, JW Therapeutics, Roche, Soleno. Read More
