CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) Board of Directors (the “Board”) today announced the appointments of two new independent directors, Lloyd B. Minor, M.D., effective October 1, 2024, and Sir Menelas (Mene) Pangalos, Ph.D., effective January 1, 2025. Dr. Minor is currently the Dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs at Stanford University, and Prof Sir Pangalos was most recently Executive Vice President of Bio ...

Comparable clinical efficacy and safety in Treatment Period 2 (TP2, Week 24-48) is maintained after switch from reference tocilizumab to TOFIDENCE (BAT1806/BIIB800)Phase 3 clinical data in totality demonstrates biosimilarity between TOFIDENCE (BAT1806/BIIB800) and reference tocilizumab before and after switching.1,2GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio-Thera Solutions, Ltd. today announced, in collaboration with Biogen, the publication in the journal Arthritis Research & Therapy of results fr ...

In this articleESALY4523.T-JPBIIBHannah Yoon | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesLeqembi, an Alzheimer's drug from Biogen and Eisai, isn't a cure for the mind-damaging disease. But the treatment promises to give patients such as Missie Meeks more time to live their daily lives normally and independently of others.Meeks, an English professor based in Ellisville, Mississippi, was diagnosed with an early stage of Alzheimer's last summer ahead of her 50th birthday. That eventually made her a good fit for Leqemb ...

Biogen (BIIB) announced positive initial data from the pivotal cohort (Part B) of its mid to late-stage study evaluating the safety and efficacy of a higher dose regimen of Spinraza (nusinersen) in previously untreated, symptomatic infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).The investigational higher dosing regimen of Spinraza, an antisense oligonucleotide targeting the root cause of SMA, includes two 50 mg doses 14 days apart, and a higher maintenance regimen, 28 mg, every four months. Please note that the ...

Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) Morgan Stanley’s 22nd Annual Global Healthcare Conference September 4, 2022 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Mike McDonnell – Chief Financial Officer Priya Singhal – Executive Vice President and Head-Development Conference Call Participants Terence Flynn – Morgan Stanley Terence Flynn Okay, great. I think we're going to get started, but thanks for joining us, everyone. I'm Terence Flynn, the U.S. biopharma analyst at Morgan Stanley. We're very pleased to be hosting Biogen today. Fr ...

Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) Morgan Stanley’s 22nd Annual Global Healthcare Conference September 4, 2022 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Mike McDonnell – Chief Financial Officer Priya Singhal – Executive Vice President and Head-Development Conference Call Participants Terence Flynn – Morgan Stanley Terence Flynn Okay, great. I think we're going to get started, but thanks for joining us, everyone. I'm Terence Flynn, the U.S. biopharma analyst at Morgan Stanley. We're very pleased to be hosting Biogen today. Fr ...

Positive study demonstrates the potential for investigational higher dose nusinersen regimen to advance the treatment of SMA; Biogen plans to submit for regulatory approval of this investigational dose regimenHigher dose nusinersen regimen showed statistically significant improvement compared to a prespecified matched sham control groupAmong key measures of clinical efficacy, higher dose regimen showed positive trends compared to the approved dosing regimen CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) ...

Biogen (BIIB) stock has declined 20.9% so far this year against an increase of 28.6% for the industry. The stock has also underperformed the sector and the S&P 500 index, as seen in the chart below.BIIB Stock Underperforms Industry, Sector & S&P 500Image Source: Zacks Investment ResearchThe company’s stock performance has been below most large drugmakers’ performance. Biogen's revenues declined 3.3% in the first six months of 2024. Sales of Biogen’s key multiple sclerosis (“MS”) drugs like Tecfidera and Tys ...

vuk8691/iStock via Getty Images Investment Overview I last covered Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB), the Cambridge, Massachusetts based pharmaceutical company, focused primarily on central nervous system diseases, for Seeking Alpha in April this year, shortly after the company announced its Q1 2024 earnings - revenues of $1.71bn, down 3% year-on-year, and non-GAAP earnings per share ("EPS") of $3.7, up 8% year-on-year - giving the stock a "Buy" Recommendation. Nearly four months on, and with Q2 earnings having been ...

Investing based on the segment's long-term prospects is likely to be very lucrative.I predict that a gold rush in longevity medicines is going to start in the next half-decade or so. That's right: Biotech and pharma companies are going to try developing drugs that can extend human lifespan. And eventually, they're going to succeed, at least somewhat.The early competitors are already getting down to work. Soon enough, there will surely be great opportunities for investment -- as well as a sea of opportunitie ...