Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) is a recent graduate of Third Rock Ventures, a highly regarded firm with a list of innovative portfolio companies including Bluebird Bio, Foundation Medicine, Agios, and Sage Therapeutics. The company’s most advanced program is a compound in Phase 1 for the treatment of patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Sickle cell disease […]
Raptor Pharma: Of Cystinosis and Huntingtons
Raptor Pharmaceuticals is a small Novato, CA. company that markets Procysbi for the treatment of nephropathic cystinosis. It has active clinical trials in Huntington’s Disease and Leigh Syndrome. A recent acquisition has provided entry into the Cystic Fibrosis field. Procysbi- also known as RP103- took a different route to market from that of most newly […]
STARTRK-1: Lost In Space [RXDX]
This is a brief analysis of recent entrectinib data presented by Ignyta. Entrectinib is a multi-kinase inhibitor with potent activity against TrkA/B/C, ROS1, and ALK. It was licensed from Nerviano Medical Sciences in November 2013, whereupon Ignyta took over development of the compound. Entrectinib is currently being studied in two Phase 1 studies- one in […]
INCY: Predicting Success in Pancreatic Cancer
Incyte Pharmaceuticals’ lead drug Jakafi (Ruxolitinib) is approved for the treatment of the bone marrow disorders Myelofibrosis and Polycythemia Vera. It is expected to reach blockbuster sales despite these relatively niche indications. The company has ambitions to expand Jakafi into solid tumors with Pancreatic cancer leading the way. Top line data from a Phase 2 […]
SRPT Breakout- A Quick Look At The Chart
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (SRPT) – Nasdaq After three years of a roller coaster, Sarepta getting closer to the the real deal, started with the NDA acceptance by the FDA on August 25th and a PDUFA date set on Feb 26th, 2016, but still waiting for the final date of the FDA Advisory Committee (AdCom) that […]
Loxo Oncology: One to Watch
Loxo Oncology (LOXO) is a biotech company built around the idea that cancer is best treated with highly targeted drugs paired to companion diagnostics. CEO Josh Bilenker, a partner at Aisling Capital, founded the company in 2013. Research and Development is outsourced, allowing about a dozen employees to manage company operations. Loxo acquired essentially all […]
Trevena Scores In Pain Study
Trevena Inc. (TRVN) presented positive Phase 2b results Monday August 31 from its TRV130 pain study. The primary endpoint of superior pain reduction compared to placebo was met, as well as superiority to morphine in the secondary endpoint of lower rates of nausea, vomiting, and hypoventilation. The results were quite good, and together with the previous […]
BioBlast Pharma: an under the radar ultra-rare disease company
Bio Blast Pharma Ltd. (ORPN) – Nasdaq BioBlast Pharma (ORPN) is a clinical-stage biotech company, focused on treatments for rare and ultra-rare diseases, especially genetic and metabolic diseases. The company has three diversified platforms currently address five different diseases. The platforms include Cabaletta, which is a platform for diseases characterized by mutated proteins; BBrm platform is a […]
TRIL – Preparing For The Next Move Upward
Trillium Therapeutics Inc. (TRIL) – Nasdaq Trillium (TRIL) is developing the next-generation of cancer immunotherapies. TRIL’s lead program, SIRPαFc, targets CD47 to prevent cancer cells from delivering a “do not eat” signal to macrophages. High expression of CD47 by tumor cells has been correlated with more aggressive disease and poor survival. SIRPαFc is initially being developed […]
The Reality for Mannkind
Mannkind, the maker of the inhaled insulin product Afrezza, is the 11th best performing biotech stock according to Finviz in the last month, up 62%. That performance is in line with several big ASCO winners such as Oncothyreon, Ignyta and Immunogen. Also on the list is DMD company Sarepta, which has new hope for an […]
13F Analysis of Best Performing Healthcare Hedge Funds (Q1 2015)
13F filings have arrived and it’s like Christmas day for me. I’ve been pouring through the filings, tweeting the interesting ones, and probably annoying everyone on twitter. These filings are a great idea generation tool, a starting place for due diligence, and way to get a peek at the focus of the best minds in […]
Chimera Research Group Catalyst Summary for April 2015
At the end of each month Chimera Research Group provides you with a monthly summary of ten notable catalysts/events that have been completed during the past month. APRIL 2015: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) exceeded analyst expectations reporting $7.6 billion in first quarter revenue , including $4.55 billion from their HCV portfolio of Harvoni and Sovaldi. Revenue […]
The Week Ahead in Earnings
A second busy week of earnings is due out in the space this week. We will see 3 of the 4 remaining large caps report (Gilead, Celgene, Vertex) and a smattering of big pharma reports as well. Given the sell off today, earnings reports could stem the fall, or exacerbate it further with poor results. […]
CYNAF is OFF the Mark
Cynapsus is developing a sublingual film formulation of apomorphine for the treatment of acute “Off” episodes in patients with Parkinson’s Disease resulting from long term use of Levodopa. While Levodopa is considered the single best treatment for Parkinson’s, long term use of the medicine leads to motor fluctuations as its efficacy declines. Patients then begin […]
Chimera Research Group Catalyst Summary for March 2015
At the end of each month Chimera Research Group provides you with a monthly summary of TEN notable catalysts/events that have occurred during the past month. MARCH 2015: 1) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) announced that the FDA approved the expanded use of Opdivo to treat patients with advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Approval came just over two […]
BMY – Is the Technical Correction Done ?
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) –NYSE Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) had a wild year, up from the lows of $47.54 in mid October 2014 to reach a new 12 years high $69.20 in March, 20th 2015, getting a boost from the fastest FDA approval I ever seen. On Febreuary 27th 2015 the FDA granted Priority Review […]
Adamas Pharmaceuticals: two interesting programs for Alzheimer and Parkinsons Diseases
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ADMS) –Nasdaq Adamas (ADMS) is a company focused on CNS diseases, specifically Parkinson’s (PD) and Alzheimer’s Diseases (AD). It has a low market cap (~$300M), plenty of cash ($158M), low float with most of the shares (64.2%) held by insiders and institutions (link), two FDA approved products partnered with Forest/Actavis (for one […]
Adamas Pharmaceuticals – Volatility Squeeze Action
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ADMS) –Nasdaq Adamas pharmaceutical had its initial public offering last year April 10th, the closing of its IPO of 3 million shares at a public offering price of $16.00 per share. The shares began trading on The NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol “ADMS” on April 10, 2014. Adamas had […]
March 13 Biotech Update
I know that the sector is doing well and near highs but I cannot shake the feeling that the stocks feel heavy. I do not have a better way to describe it nor anything more solid than this impression. Perhaps this is simply the wall of worry that we are going to climb. If I […]
Quick Take on Marinus Pharmaceuticals
Marinus Pharmaceuticals is developing the allopregnanolone analog Ganaxolone as a treatment for epilepsy and other seizure disorders. Its most advanced program is a multinational P3 trial of patients with refractory focal onset seizures. The drug is also being tested in patients with Fragile X syndrome and in girls with epilepsy due to PCDH19 mutation. The […]
