Healthcare Roundup – FDA OKs emergency use of PerkinElmer COVID-19 blood test, Athersys up 3% premarket May 5, 2020 Life Science
Healthcare Roundup – Vir and Alnylam identify inhalable drug candidate for COVID-19, AmerisourceBergen eyes Walgreens’ drug distribution operation May 5, 2020 Life Science
Utrecht University, Erasmus Medical Center and Harbour BioMed Researchers Report Discovery of Antibody that Blocks Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Cells May 4, 2020 Life Science
Ascentage Pharma’s Core Drug Candidate HQP1351 Granted Orphan Drug Designation by the US FDA for the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia May 4, 2020 Life Science
Healthcare Roundup – FDA OKs subcutaneous version of J&J’s Darzalex, European advisory group backs expanded label of Gilead’s Harvoni May 1, 2020 Life Science
Atreca, BeiGene, and IGM Biosciences Agree to Collaborate on Novel Antibody Treatment for COVID-19 May 1, 2020 Life Science
Healthcare Roundup – AstraZeneca teams up with Oxford U. on COVID-19 vaccine, Molina to buy Magellan May 1, 2020 Life Science
Healthcare Roundup – Gilead Sciences Q1 2020 Earnings Preview, FDA OKs expanded use of Glaxo’s Zejula Apr 30, 2020 Life Science
Healthcare Roundup – Roche’s entrectinib OK’d in Canada, Sarepta up 5% premarket on COVID-19 plan Apr 28, 2020 Life Science
Hua Medicine Announces Positive Results of the Combination Study of Dorzagliatin with Empagliflozin (a SGLT-2 inhibitor) Apr 27, 2020 Life Science
Healthcare Roundup – Translate Bio jumps 21% on bullish comments from vaccine partner Sanofi, Gilead’s remdesivir trial ahead of schedule Apr 24, 2020 Life Science
AkesoBio Completes $335 Million Hong Kong IPO; Climbs 50% on First Trading Day Apr 24, 2020 Life Science
Hansoh Pharma and NiKang Therapeutics Enter into a Development and Commercialization Partnership for a Novel Treatment for Anti-Viral Diseases in China Apr 24, 2020 Life Science
Healthcare Roundup – European regulators on board with Mylan/Upjohn tie-up, BioCryst feels Gilead’s remdesivir pain Apr 23, 2020 Life Science
Healthcare Roundup – FDA OKs Immunomedics antibody-drug conjugate for breast cancer, Pfizer and BioNTech on go with COVID-19 vaccine study Apr 23, 2020 Life Science
Healthcare Roundup – Liberty Health Sciences updates business amid COVID-19, Atyr Pharma on go with study of lead drug in COVID-19 Apr 22, 2020 Life Science
