Programmed T Cell Therapies Co. Receives $250M Investment From Blackstone to Advance Adult Leukemia Treatment
Source: Streetwise Reports  (11/8/21)
Autolus Therapeutics Plc. shares traded 28% higher after the company reported that Blackstone Life Sciences is investing up to $250 million in the firm to develop obe-cel in treatment of adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and advance its broader targeted T- Cell technology platform. More >

Specialty Pharma Co. Increases Revenues by 22% in Q3; Raises FY Sales and Earnings Forecast
Source: Streetwise Reports  (11/5/21)
Shares of brand, generic and injectable drug maker Endo International traded 25% higher after the company reported Q3/21 financial results and raised its FY/21 revenue and EPS guidance. More >

Robotic Surgical Device Maker's Shares Maneuver Higher on Q3 Earnings
Source: Streetwise Reports  (11/4/21)
Shares of robotic performance-guided surgery device maker Asensus Surgical Inc. traded 21% higher after the company reported Q3/21 financial results that included a 215% increase in YoY revenue. More >

Surgery Center Operator Posts 23% Increase YTD Revenue and Raises FY21 Adjusted EBITDA Estimates
Source: Streetwise Reports  (11/3/21)
Surgery Partners shares traded 18% higher after the company reported Q3/21 financial results that included a 12.7% increase in YoY revenue and a 6.2% increase in the number of same-facility procedures performed. More >

Precision Medicine Co.'s ASM Treatment Drug Gaining Rapid Market Adoption
Source: Streetwise Reports  (11/3/21)
Wedbush Securities Inc. advised that global precision therapy company Blueprint Medicines Corp.'s therapeutic AYVAKIT is gaining traction in patients diagnosed with advanced systemic mastocytosis and gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Wedbush reiterated its Outperform rating for the company and raised its 12-month price target by $4.00 to $136.00 per share. More >

Psychedelic Drug Trials Accelerate as Decriminalization Spreads, Investment Expands
Source: McAlinden Research for Streetwise Reports  (11/3/21)
McAlinden Research Partners estimates it may be only a matter of time before psychedelics become part of a biotech boom. More >

SLT Company's 'Cell Replacement in a Bottle' a Powerful Option in Treating Genetic Diseases
Source: Streetwise Reports  (11/2/21)
BTIG commented in a research report that Sigilon Therapeutics is developing a powerful and widely applicable "cell replacement in a bottle" as a potential functional cure for genetic diseases. BTIG advised it is initiating coverage on the company with a "Buy" rating and $14/share price target. More >

Diversified Bio-Pharma Firm Gains FDA Approval for Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Gel for Multiple Indications
Source: Streetwise Reports  (11/1/21)
Shares of ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc. traded 50% higher after the company reported the U.S. FDA approved its Purified Cortrophin Gel for use in treating multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and nephrotic syndrome. More >

Cannabis Firm to Enter Colorado Market Via Acquisition
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/27/21)
The target company "brings numerous positives to Stem Holdings dba Driven By Stem," noted a Noble Capital markets report. More >

Medpace Shares Rise 13% on Higher Q3 Earnings & Forward Outlook
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/26/21)
Shares of Medpace Holdings Inc. climbed to a new 52-week high after the CRO, a provider of full-service clinical trial development services, reported financial results for Q3/21 that included a 28.3% increase in YoY revenue. More >

Global Distribution Deal for Antibiotic Alternative for Livestock ‘Could Be a Game Changer’
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/25/21)
Analyst David Bautz at Zacks Small-Cap Research wrote bullishly on Avivagen's eight-year distribution deal targeting the U.S., Brazil, and Thailand in an Oct. 11 report: The AB Vista deal “could be a game changer for the company as Avivagen now has a global partner that gives immediate credibility to the OxC-beta technology." More >

Radius Health Reports Positive Topline Data from Ph. 3 Metastatic Breast Cancer Trial
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/20/21)
Shares of Radius Health Inc. traded 17% higher after the firm reported positive topline results from the Phase 3 EMERALD study of elacestrant in ER+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer (mBC). More >

Aquaculture Firm to Provide US Gulf Coast Distributor with 25,000 Pounds of Live Gourmet-Quality Shrimp
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/19/21)
NaturalShrimp Inc.'s shares traded 12% higher after the company reported it entered into an agreement with Gulf Seafood Inc. for delivery of 25,000 lbs. of naturally grown, chemical and antibiotic-free, live shrimp. More >

New French Vaccine May 'Play an Important Role in Overcoming' COVID-19
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/18/21)
Valneva SE shares traded 40% higher after the company reported positive results from its Phase 3 clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001. The firm claimed that VLA2001 produced superior neutralizing antibody titer levels compared to AstraZeneca's AZD1222 (ChAdOx1-S) vaccine in the study. More >

DarioHealth Contracts With National Health Plan to Offer Behavioral Health Services to Millions of Members
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/14/21)
DarioHealth Corp. shares traded 17% higher after the company reported it entered into an agreement with an unnamed national healthcare provider to make its behavioral health products available to millions of the plan's members. More >

Company Releases iOS-Based App for Cannabis Purchase and Delivery
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/14/21)
The potential is "enormous" for Stem Holdings Inc. dba Driven By Stem's new app, Budee Cannabis Delivery, given it is available in the Apple App Store, a Noble Capital Markets report noted. More >

Pacira Bids to Acquire Flexion to Expand Leadership Position in Non-Opioid Pain Management
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/11/21)
Flexion Therapeutics Inc. shares traded 60% higher after the company reported it entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Pacira BioSciences Inc. for $8.00 per share in cash plus an additional non-tradeable contingent value right worth up to $8.00 per share in cash if five specific milestones are met. More >

ChemoCentryx Shares Double After FDA Approves TAVNEOSâ„¢ for Treatment of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/10/21)
Shares of ChemoCentryx Inc. traded 96% higher after the company reported the U.S. FDA approved its orally administered TAVNEOSâ„¢ (avacopan) for use in treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis, a systemic autoimmune disease that often results in kidney or other major organ damage and failure that can be fatal if left untreated. More >

Merus Shares Rise 37% After Firm Presents Multiclonic Antibodies Clinical Data to Molecular Targets & Cancer Therapeutics Summit
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/7/21)
Shares of Dutch oncology company Merus NV traded higher after the firm presented early and preclinical data for two full-length, multispecific antibodies, MCLA-158 and zenocutuzumab, to the AACR-NCI-EORTC Virtual International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics. More >

Reliq's Telemedicine Platform Helps Free Up Hospital Space for COVID-19 Delta Patients
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/6/21)
Simultaneously, demand is growing for Reliq Health's iUGO Care software as virtual healthcare delivery increases during the COVID-19 pandemic. More >

Voyager Shares Lift Off After Firm Signs License Deal With Pfizer for Next-Gen AAV Capsids for Gene Therapy Programs
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/6/21)
Shares of Voyager Therapeutics Inc. traded 51% higher after the company reported it entered into a license and option agreement with Pfizer Inc. for two of its TRACERᵀᴹ AAV capsids that will be utilized to enhance Pfizer's neurologic and cardiovascular gene therapy programs. Voyager will receive an upfront payment of $30 million and is eligible to receive up to $600 million more plus product sales-based royalties, if all options are exercised and certain milestones are achieved. More >

SmileDirectClub Granted Patent for Mobile Oral Care Bus to Serve Remote Regions in the US & UK
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/5/21)
SmileDirectClub Inc. shares traded 15% higher after the company reported that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has allowed its new patent for the firm's mobile SmileBus concept whereby its SmileShop on wheels is mobilized to expand access to convenient, affordable oral care in remote areas across the U.S. and the U.K. More >

Xenon Pharma Shares Gain 80% on Positive Data in Phase 2b Focal Epilepsy Trial
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/4/21)
Shares of Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. soared to a new 52-week high after the company reported topline data from its Phase 2b X-TOLE clinical study demonstrating that its epilepsy drug candidate XEN1101 successfully met several primary and secondary efficacy endpoints and decreased monthly focal seizure frequency by 50% or greater from baseline. More >

Merck and Ridgeback Post Interim Data From Phase 3 Antiviral Drug Trial Showing 50% Reductions in Hospitalizations and Deaths in Mild and Moderate COV
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/3/21)
Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. traded 9% higher after the company reported that in a global Phase 3 clinical trial conducted together with its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, oral antiviral molnupiravir reduced risk of hospitalization or death by 50% versus placebo in patients with mild or moderate COVID-19. Merck plans to submit an Emergency Use Authorization application to the U.S. FDA and if authorized it would make molnupiravir the first approved oral antiviral medicine for COVID-19. More >

Coverage Initiated on Nanomedicine Firm, Upside 'Potentially Significant' With Upcoming Trial Results
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/1/21)
"With Clene's potential to realize several multibillion-dollar revenue opportunities, we see its roughly $480 million enterprise value as offering attractive risk-reward," an Oppenheimer report noted. More >