by Raynovich Rod | Nov 23, 2016 | Biopharmaceuticals
Another clinical trial failure for an Alzheimer’s Disease in a late stage trial triggered a pre-market sell-off. Both Biogen (BIIB) -aducanumab- and Lilly (LLY)- solanezumab -drugs in development are engineered antibodies that attack beta amyloid targets in the...
by Rod Raynovich | Jan 24, 2011 | BIOgraph, Reading List
Will the GOP cut the NIH budget? Turf battles at the Institutes to follow. Who knew there were only two breakthroughs in mental health drugs: Thorazine and Lithium? Federal Research Center Will Help Develop Medicines – NYTimes.com Most experts believe the PET...
by Rod Raynovich | Mar 4, 2010 | BIOgraph
Despite a bunch of way-too-late analyst downgrades (JPMorgan, Roth, Hapoalim) MDVN stock is up 1%+ at $13.25 on volume of 8.8M shares. But there are two interesting articles coming out of the Medivation drama: Robert Langreth writing in Forbes offers the potential of...
by Rod Raynovich | Mar 3, 2010 | BIOgraph
Medivation (MDVN) released disappointing Phase III results for its Alzheimer drug, known as dimebon, saying that the drug was ineffective in treating cognitive decline or behavioral disorders. The stock plunged 67% to 13 as of midday trading on Wednesday. In a joint...
