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Eli Lilly's (LLY) Efsitora Matches Daily Insulins in A1C Control

Eli Lilly's (LLY) two phase III studies on its once-weekly insulin, efsitora alfa, meet their primary endpoint of non-inferior reduction in blood sugar levels compared with daily basal insulins.

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J&J (JNJ) to Boost Dermatology Portfolio With New Acquisition

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) inks deal to acquire Proteologix, Inc. for $850 million in cash. The transaction is expected to be closed in mid-2024.

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Kinjel Shah

Pharma Stock Roundup: BAYRY's Q1 Earnings, JNJ's New Buyout, Pipeline Updates

Bayer (BAYRY) releases Q1 results. J&J (JNJ) set to acquire private biotech, Proteologix, which will add atopic dermatitis candidates.

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Ionis (IONS), Biogen Down on Ending Development of ALS Drug

Ionis (IONS) and Biogen (BIIB) stop developing their experimental ALS drug after a phase I/II study failed to show improvement in patients.

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Sundeep Ganoria

4 Stocks That Could Break Novo Nordisk, Lilly's Obesity Duopoly

Though obesity drugs continue to gain traction, it is currently a duopoly market. As analysts expect demand to grow at an encouraging pace, several biotech/pharma companies are rushing to enter this space.

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Derek Lewis

3 Stocks to Buy Following Positive Earnings Results

All three of these companies saw buyers step up post-earnings, reflecting the positivity of their results.

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Kodiak (KOD) Q1 Loss Narrower Than Expected, Pipeline in Focus

Kodiak (KOD) reports better-than-expected first-quarter 2024 results and provides updates regarding its pipeline development plans.

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Ekta Bagri

Biotech Stock Roundup: NVAX, FULC Up on Deals With SNY, Updates From MRNA, BMY

Novavax, Inc (NVAX) and Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc (FULC) are in the spotlight following license agreements with pharma giant Sanofi.

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Kinjel Shah

3 Drug Stocks to Watch on Raised 2024 Earnings & Sales Guidance

Here we discuss three drugmakers, Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Novo Nordisk (NVO) and Merck (MRK), that have raised their earnings as well as sales guidance for 2024.

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Roche (RHHBY) Posts Encouraging Phase I Obesity Drug Data

Data from the study shows that nearly half of the patients who received Roche's (RHHBY) subcutaneously-administered obesity drug lost more than 20% of their body weight after 24 weeks.

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Bristol Myers (BMY) Gets FDA Nod for Breyanzi Label Expansion

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) obtains FDA approval for the label expansion of CAR T cell therapy Breyanzi to treat adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Broadcom, Merck, Airbnb, ONEOK and PG&E

Broadcom, Merck, Airbnb, ONEOK and PG&E are included in this Analyst Blog.

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Sheraz Mian

Top Stock Reports for Broadcom, Merck & Airbnb

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Broadcom Inc. (AVGO), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) and Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB).

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Should You Hold Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) in Your Portfolio?

Viking Therapeutics' (VKTX) lead candidate for obesity, VK2735, is expected to have tremendous potential. However, existing competition from obesity drugs in the market remains a woe.

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Eli Lilly (LLY) Settles With Spa Selling Mounjaro, Zepbound Copies

Eli Lilly (LLY) reaches settlement with a medical spa selling copycat versions of Mounjaro and Zepbound. The spa will make a monetary payment to Lilly.

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Allogene (ALLO) Q1 Earnings in Line With Estimates, Sales Lag

Allogene (ALLO) reports drab first-quarter 2024 results. The company secures the development and marketing rights to its CD19 oncology program in Europe.

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AbbVie (ABBV) Boosts Neuropsychiatric Portfolio With New Deal

AbbVie (ABBV) inks an option-to-license and collaboration deal with Gilgamesh to develop next-generation therapies for psychiatric disorders.

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Novo Nordisk (NVO) Up 3% as Haemophilia Drug Meets Study Goals

Novo Nordisk's (NVO) shares rise 3.1% as the company meets co-primary endpoints in a late-stage study evaluating its investigational candidate, Mim8, for the treatment of haemophilia A.

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Merck (MRK) Ends Keytruda Combo Melanoma Study Due to Futility

Merck (MRK) discontinues the Keytruda plus vibostolimab co-formulation arm of a phase III study due to a higher rate of patient discontinuation.

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Bayer (BAYRY) Q1 Earnings Fall Y/Y on Lower Product Sales

Bayer's (BAYRY) Q1 earnings and sales decline year over year due to a fall in volumes for non-glyphosate-based herbicides and lower prices for glyphosate-based products in the Crop Science division.

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Bristol Myers (BMY) Fails to Meet Goal in Opdivo NSCLC Study

Bristol Myers' (BMY) late-stage label-expanding study evaluating the Opdivo/Yervoy combination fails to meet the primary endpoint of progression-free survival in unresectable stage III NSCLC.

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Sanofi (SNY), Regeneron's Dupixent sBLA Gets FDA Priority Tag

Sanofi (SNY) and Regeneron's (REGN) Dupixent is poised to be the first medicine for adolescents with inadequately controlled CRSwNP, if approved by the FDA.

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Benjamin Rains

Bull of the Day: Veeva Systems (VEEV)

The tech firm and the stock are proven winners. Now might be the time for investors to heed tried-and-true investment advice and buy Veeva while others are fearful.

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Mark Vickery

Top Stock Reports for Amazon.com, Visa & Pfizer

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Visa Inc. (V) and Pfizer Inc. (PFE).

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bluebird (BLUE) Tops on Q1 Sales, Zynteglo Progresses Well

bluebird (BLUE) beats sales estimates in the first quarter on increased Zynteglo product revenues. The company is on track with the ongoing launch of its gene therapies.

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