Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:
Scaling The Peaks
(Biotech stocks hitting 52-week highs on March 6)
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Chiasma Inc (NASDAQ: CHMA)
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Magenta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: MGTA)
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Proteon Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: PRTO)
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Stealth BioTherapeutics Corp (NASDAQ: MITO)
Down In The Dumps
(Biotech stocks hitting 52-week lows on March 6)
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AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAG)
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CytomX Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: CTMX)
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Elanco Animal Health Inc (NYSE: ELAN)
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Evolent Health Inc (NYSE: EVH)
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Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: INO)
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MEDNAX Inc (NYSE: MD)
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Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX)
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OncoSec Medical Inc (NASDAQ: ONCS)
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Unity Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ: UBX)
(reacted to its fourth-quarter results released ahead of the market open)
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Urogen Pharma Ltd (NASDAQ: URGN)
Stock In Focus
Allergan's Major Depressive Disorder Drug Fails In a Late-stage Study
Close on heels of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)'s Janssen unit securing FDA
nod for its treatment-resistant depression drug, Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN) released top-line results from three pivotal Phase 3 studies that evaluated its
rapastinel as an adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder, which showed that pipeline candidate did not meet primary and
secondary endpoints in the relapse prevention study. However, rapastinel was well tolerated without any signal of psychotomimetic
side effects.
The stock fell 2.55 percent to $134 in after-hours trading.
Pfenex Says Licensee Reports Positive Late-stage trial For Vaccine
Pfenex Inc (NYSE: PFNX) said the Serum
Institute of India, which has licensed its Pneumosil 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, reported positive results for a
pivotal Phase 3 study, with all primary and secondary endpoints met.
"Pneumosil contains the recombinant carrier protein CRM197 produced by Serum Institute under a license to the Pfēnex Expression
Technology," Pfenex said.
Pfenex is eligible to receive annual fees, milestone payments and a tiered low-single-digit royalty based on net sales for all
products developed by the Serum Institute that use the CRM197 carrier protein produced via the Pfēnex Expression Technology.
Based on the study results, the Serum Institute has received an export license to Pneumosil. The institute has already initiated
the process of WHO prequalification form vaccine, which could take up to 12 months to be completed.
The stock rallied 10.59 percent to $4.70 in after-hours trading.
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Offerings
Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: APLS) commenced an underwritten public offering of $75 million worth of shares.
All the shares are being offered by the company.
The stock slid 8.47 percent to $16.75 in after-hours trading.
Epizyme Inc (NASDAQ: EPZM) announced
its intention to offer its common stock and Series A convertible preferred stock in two concurrent but separate underwritten public
offerings. All the shares in the proposed offerings are to be sold by the company.
The stock declined 2.08 percent to $11.78 in after-hours trading.
Earnings
China Biologic Products Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CBPO) reported non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share, or EPS, of 76 cents compared
to 90 cents last year. Sales rose 27.5 percent to $114.9 million. The company forecast 4-6 percent growth in 2019 non-GAAP adjusted
net income in RMB terms.
The stock moved down 4.53 percent to $80 in after-hours trading.
CareDx Inc (NASDAQ: CDNA) reported a 88
percent jump in fourth-quarter revenues to $23.5 million. The company reversed to a profit of 1 cent per share on a non-GAAP basis
from a loss of 9 cents in the year-ago period. Foe 2019, the company expects revenues of $105 million to $107 million.
The fourth-quarter EPS was in line and the full-year revenue guidance was above the consensus estimate.
The stock fell 1.94 percent to $30.30 in after-hours trading.
Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: IDRA) reported a narrower loss of 45 cents per share compared to a loss of 66
cents per share last year. Analysts expected a wider loss of 51 cents per share.
The stock lost 4.20 percent to $2.51 in after-hours trading.
On The Radar
Earnings
• Orthopediatrics Corp (NASDAQ: KIDS)
(before the market open)
• BioXcel Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: BTAI)
(before the market open)
• Trinity Biotech plc (NASDAQ: TRIB)
(before the market open)
• Albireo Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: ALBO)
(before the market open)
• ArQule, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQL) (before the
market open)
• Zai Lab Ltd (NASDAQ: ZLAB) (before the
market open)
• Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: SYRS)
(before the market open)
• Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDX) (after the market close)
• Kindred Biosciences Inc N(ASDAQ: KIN) (after the market close)
• Pure Bioscience, Inc. Common Stock (OTC: PURE) (after the market close)
• Ocular Therapeutix Inc (NASDAQ: OCUL)
(after the market close)
• Aeglea Bio Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: AGLE) (after the market close)
• T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ: TTOO) (after
the market close)
• AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ACRX) (after the market close)
• Aravive Inc (NASDAQ: ARAV (after the market close)
• Arbutus Biopharma Corp (NASDAQ: ABUS)
(after the market close)
• Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) (after
the market close)
• HTG Molecular Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ: HTGM) (after the market close)
• Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: SNDX) (after the market close)
• Calithera Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: CALA)
(after the market close)
• Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NYSE: NAVB) (after the market close)
• Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) (after
the market close)
• DURECT Corporation (NASDAQ: DRRX) (after
the market close)
• Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNSS) (after the market close)
IPO
ShockWave
Medical, which sells medical devices to treat cardiovascular diseases, priced its upsized offering of 5.70 million shares at
$17, ahead of the estimated price range of $14-$16.
The shares are to be listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SWAV.
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