Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) shares took a big hit today on third-quarter results that trounced the consensus forecast. Shares of DXCM were down nearly -9% at $346.51 per share in mid-morning trading yesterday. Today, DXCM is trading down -3.2% $338.10. The San Diego-based insulin delivery technology developer posted profits of $72.2 million, or 73¢ per share, on sales […]
West Pharmaceuticals dips despite strong Q3, raised guidance
West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) shares dipped slightly despite third-quarter results that topped the consensus forecast. The Exton, Pa.-based company posted profits of $82.3 million, or $1.09 per share, on sales of $548 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2020, for a 46.2% bottom-line gain on sales growth of 0.3%. Adjusted to exclude one-time items, […]
Amazon, Onica to support digital health for Teva’s Digihaler
Teva Respiratory (NYSE:TEVA) announced that it is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Onica to build and host its digital health platform. The Teva Pharmaceuticals affiliate’s digital health platform is a cloud-based backend data system designed to support its FDA-approved Digihaler portfolio of breath-actuated digital inhalers and its companion mobile app that tracks inhaler events […]
Delcath names new CEO
Delcath Systems (OTC:DCTH) announced that it appointed Gerard Michel as its new CEO, effective yesterday, Oct. 1, 2020. Michel assumed the role yesterday and also was appointed as a Class I director on the company’s board of directors, with that role continuing until the expiry of his term at the company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, […]
Teva launches 2 digital inhalers in U.S.
Teva Respiratory (NYSE:TEVA) announced that it launched its AirDuo Digihaler and ArmonAir Digihaler digital inhalers in the U.S. The U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries launched both digital inhalers as treatments for asthma. The AirDuo Digihaler is a prescription inhalation powder for controlling symptoms of asthma and preventing symptoms such as wheezing in people 12 years […]
Report: China begins testing COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine
China has reportedly begun human testing for a COVID-19 vaccine which utilizes nasal spray instead of an injection. A report in Bloomberg cites a registration in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry confirming that the nasal spray vaccine candidate developed by Xiamen University, Hong Kong University and Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise is undergoing Phase I human testing. Get the […]
Thermo Fisher to manufacture Inovio COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:INO) announced that Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) will manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Plymouth Meeting, Pa.-based Inovio said in a news release yesterday that Thermo Fisher signed a letter of intent to manufacture the INO-4800 COVID-19 vaccine candidate, joining a consortium of third-party manufacturers that aim to produce 100 million doses of Inovio’s vaccine by […]
Enable Injections completes $25M credit facility
Enable Injections announced today that it completed a credit facility worth $25 million from Oxford Finance LLC. Cincinnati-based Enable Injections said in a news release that the funds are earmarked for supporting the scaling of high-volume manufacturing and the achievement of major inflection points as it moves toward commercialization. The company develops the enFuse, a […]
Abbott wins Medicare reimbursement for FreeStyle Libre 2
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced today that its next-generation FreeStyle Libre 2 iCGM is now available to Medicare patients. The integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system met the codes for therapeutic CGM systems used for coverage by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), making it accessible to all Medicare patients with diabetes who meet the […]
CureVac stock soars after $213.3M IPO
Shares of CureVac (NSDQ:CVAC) continue to rise after the company reportedly raised $213.3 million in its initial public offering on Friday. According to a report from MarketWatch, the Germany-based biotech outfit priced its IPO at $16 per share and sold more than 13.3 million shares to raise the $213.3 million. Currently, shares of CVAC are […]