IBB News and Press, iShares Biotechnology ETF From 05/27/22

Positive results were announced from the phase 2 NCI-led PDS0101 triple-combination study in patients with HPV16+ cancers; both CPI naive and CPI refractory patients were helped. Positive results were also announced from the phase 2 study using PDS0101 + Keytruda for recurrent or meta...

Mirum's maralixibat was approved in September. The company looks like it is executing very well. I am waiting for dips to buy back in. For further details see: Mirum Pharmaceuticals: Post-Approval Execution Looks Excellent

Today, we put Twist Bioscience in the spotlight for the first time. The stock has lost approximately two-thirds of its market value in 2022 despite posting better than expected quarterly results earlier this month. A full investment analysis follows in the paragraphs below. ...

Harmony has done very well monetizing their first asset. They have to start planning for the future. Expanding Wakix labels and acquiring new, late stage assets, are key steps. For further details see: Harmony Biosciences: Steady Revenue Generator Looking For A Future

Shares of Graphite Bio are down some 85% from their June 2021 IPO pricing, as its first-ever clinical trial for the treatment of sickle cell disease experienced a six-month delay. The company’s potentially curative technology builds on CRISPR Therapeutics by pasting a DNA templ...

In a bear market, Krystal still shows that strong execution can be lucrative. They will file a BLA this quarter. The market potential is huge. For further details see: Krystal Biotech: High Potential, Buy-At-Dips Stock

How similar will the next three or five years look from the years that immediately preceded the pandemic? And what are the implications for us as global equity investors? We don’t expect anything like the hyperinflation and stagflation we experienced in the 1970s; our outlook s...

Final data from the phase 3 REGENERATE study, using Ocaliva for the treatment of patients with NASH fibrosis, is expected any day now. If all goes well with clinical data, Intercept expects a pre-submission meeting with the FDA in June of 2022. Results from the phase 3 REVERSE stu...

Aurinia and its partner OPEL expect a decision from the EMA in the 2nd half of 2022 on whether or not Lupkynis (voclosporin) will be approved for lupus nephritis in the European territories. About $21.6 million in net revenue was generated for Q1 of 2022, due to sales of Lupkynis; if ...

Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) is trading sharply lower in the morning hours Friday after Bank of America initiated its coverage, issuing the COVID-19 vaccine maker its only Sell equivalent rating on Wall Street. BofA analyst Alec W. Stranahan points out that Novavax (NVAX) has lost 59% in the year so...