Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

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As the biopharma industry responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the area’s companies are at the very frontlines of drug development against the disease, while others play supporting roles for the entire industry. Here’s a look.
Although some clinical trials are being slowed or halted, others are reporting out data. Here’s a look.
A partial clinical hold placed at the end of last year remains in effect and the company has opted to terminate a trial in patients with multiple osteochondromas.
Ipsen’s decision to pause dosing in its studies of palovarotene trials for patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive (FOP) has hit the France-based company right in the pocketbook.
The company hopes to resume the trials following an assessment of data.
FerGene launched last month with a $570 million investment from Ferring and Blackstone Life Sciences.
It was, as usual, a pretty busy week in clinical trial news. Here’s a look.
Shares of France-based Ipsen are down more than 2% on the Euronext Paris exchange after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration placed a partial clinical hold on its investigational treatment for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) and multiple osteochondromas (MO).
It was a moderately busy week for clinical trial news. Here’s a look.
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