Analyst: Drug a 'Hidden Gem for 2022'
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Oppenheimer ranks Astria Therapeutics Outperform after learning about its drug for hereditary angioedema, saying "We stay bullish." More >

Co. Looks To US For Help Fighting Strokes
Source: Streetwise Reports��(12/29/21)
Canadian company Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. has applied to uplist to the Nasdaq in hopes of attracting U.S. investors to its mission to repurpose drugs. More >

Co. Still Compelling After Drug Trial Failure
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"Arcalyst remains the value driver" for Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, and "we continue to hold a favorable view of the company," noted a Wedbush report. More >

Co. Rated Outperform As Heart Failure Drug Nears Potential Approval
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"Cytokinetics' pipeline of muscle-directed therapies has potential to address several diseases with high unmet medical need and may generate significant revenue across pipeline programs," noted an Oppenheimer report. More >

Analyst: Question Lingers Over Biotech’s Cell Therapy
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A DawsonJames report notes that Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics’ autologous stem cells in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis will need further study to prove their effectiveness.
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Coverage Initiated on Biopharma Co. After Turnaround Story
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"With Acasti Pharma shares trading near cash levels yet current resources sufficient to achieve key development milestones across the pipeline over 2022-2023, we recommend investors build a position," noted an Oppenheimer report.
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Analyst Highlights Top Picks in Biotech for 2022
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Aldeyra Therapeutics, in the ophthalmology space, and SQZ Biotechnologies, in the cell therapy sector, have "advantages that their specific approaches allow," noted a BTIG report. More >

FDA Grants Approval for CNS-Focused Biopharma Firm's Bipolar Disorder Drug
Source: Streetwise Reports��(12/20/21)
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc. shares traded 19% higher to a new 52-week high after the company reported the U.S. FDA has approved the use of its CAPLYTA® (lumateperone) for treatment of adults with bipolar depression. More >

Co. Launches Pivotal Phase in Alzheimer's Agitation Drug's Trial
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BioXcel Therapeutics' lead drug candidate for agitation in Alzheimer's disease patients could serve a substantial market, noted an H.C. Wainwright & Co. report. More >

Analyst Says Regeneron Could Be 'Biotech Champion'
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s stock was up 36% in 2021 while the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index remained flat, Oppenheimer analyst Hartaj Singh reported in a Dec. 16 research note. More >

Co.'s Shares Gain 27% After FDA Nears Drug Approval
Source: Streetwise Reports��(12/16/21)
Shares of Calliditas Therapeutics AB traded higher after the company reported the U.S. FDA granted accelerated approval for its TARPEYO™ (budesonide) to reduce proteinuria in IgA nephropathy. More >

Target Price Raised on Biotech Based on Management Update
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During its recent R&D Day, Prometheus Biosciences announced new strong trial data, another new indication for its lead therapeutic candidate and progress in developing a subcutaneous formulation of it, according to an Oppenheimer report. More >

Arena Pharma Takes Center Stage With Pfizer's $6.7B Cash Buyout
Source: Streetwise Reports��(12/13/21)
Arena Pharmaceuticals shares traded 80% higher after the company reported it agreed to be acquired by Pfizer Inc. for $100.00 per share in cash in a deal valued at $6.7 billion. More >

Biopharma Explains How Its Technology Evolved, Describes Current Programs
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F-star Therapeutics "has methodically delivered scientific/preclinical/early clinical data validating its platform bispecific technology," noted an Oppenheimer report. More >

Biopharma's Anti-PD-L1 Antibody Advances in Two Oncologic Indications
Source: Streetwise Reports��(12/10/21)
Checkpoint Therapeutics' "cosibelimab represents a competitive asset on both efficacy and safety with an expected added advantage of lower net price," an H.C. Wainwright & Co. report noted. More >

Biopharma Partners to Commercialize Enzyme Used for Kidney Transplant Patients
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The partnership allows Hansa Biopharma to "enter new markets without the cost and risk of building out country-specific commercial organizations for a single product," an H.C. Wainwright & Co. report indicated. More >

California-Based Biopharma Advances Lead Asset in COVID-19, Other Indications
Source: Streetwise Reports��(12/8/21)
Humanigen has applications for lenzilumab in the works with U.S., United Kingdom and European drug regulatory agencies, noted a ROTH Capital Partners report. More >

CRO's Shares Rise 18% on Preliminary Q4/FY Financial Results
Source: Streetwise Reports��(12/8/21)
Shares of contract research organization Inotiv Inc. traded higher after the company reported select preliminary unaudited financial results for Q4/21 and FY/21 which included a 90.7% YoY increase in revenue and a 123.0% increase in gross profit.
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Biopharma Seeks to Add Idiopathic Hypersomnia to Narcolepsy Drug's Label
Source: Streetwise Reports��(12/7/21)
Harmony Biosciences Holdings intends to conduct a Phase Three trial next year to evaluate Wakix as a treatment for idiopathic hypersomnia, according to an Oppenheimer report. More >

Phase Two Studies Start for Therapy for Chemo-Treated Breast Cancer Patients
Source: Streetwise Reports��(12/6/21)
New clinical trials for G1 Therapeutics’ Cosela are “central to our investment thesis,” H.C. Wainright & Co. noted in a new research report. More >

Biopharma Launches Clinical Trial of Primary Asset in Endometrial Cancer
Source: Streetwise Reports��(12/6/21)
"Solid tumors offers a substantial opportunity for Karyopharm Therapeutics' Xpovio (selinexor) that perhaps investors have not yet realized," noted an H.C. Wainwright & Co. report. More >

Biotech Firm’s T-Cell Therapy Gets Positive Results in B-Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Study
Source: Streetwise Reports��(12/6/21)
Adicet Bio Inc. shares traded 37% higher after the company reported positive interim data from its Phase 1 GLEAN Study of ADI-001, which the firm noted is the first-ever allogeneic, off-the-shelf, gamma delta CAR T investigational cell therapy. More >

Antibody-Drug Conjugate Developer Achieves High Objective Response Rates in Ovarian Cancer Study
Source: Streetwise Reports��(11/30/21)
ImmunoGen Inc. shares traded 30% higher after the company announced positive topline data from its pivotal Phase 3 SORAYA Trial of mirvetuximab soravtansine in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. More >

Biopharma Launches COVID Vaccine Program in South Africa & Mexico
Source: Streetwise Reports��(11/30/21)
Oramed Pharmaceuticals' oral vaccine offers "convenience and safety advantages as well as coverage of emergent variant strains," noted a Nov. 29, 2021 H.C. Wainwright & Co. report. More >

Emerging SARS-COv-2 Variant Is Revenue Growth Opportunity for Vaccine Developer
Source: Streetwise Reports��(11/30/21)
Just a few days after the WHO deemed the COVID-19 Omicron variant a serious global health concern, leading mRNA-based vaccine developers BioNTech and Pfizer, along with rival Moderna, advised that if needed, the companies would be capable of developing a vaccine for the new mutating strains within roughly 100 days. H.C. Wainwright & Co. commented in a research note that it reiterates its "Buy" rating for BioNTech SE. More >