Replies to post #158670 on Biotech Values

[ghmm]

Does HyQvia set a record for most scrabble points by a drug? (I forget which one you pointed out before).

Thanks for the PM I clarified my prior post.

[ghmm]

Here is a link to the EMA page for those interested in the official opinion.

http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/news_and_events/news/2013/03/news_detail_001742.jsp&mid=WC0b01ac058004d5c1

[DewDiligence]

EMA declines to give SNY’s Aubagio NAS* status, which means generic versions could hit the European market in a few years:

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/03/25/us-sanofi-aubagio-idINBRE92O06820130325

*New Active Substance, equivalent to NCE status conferred by the FDA.

[DewDiligence]

FDA approves Tecfidera (BG-12) for multiple sclerosis:

http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm345528.htm

[DewDiligence]

EU Commission rubber stamps CHMP approval of SNY's Aubagio for MS:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/european-commission-approves-genzyme-once-153300297.html

In this case, the formal ratification by the EU Commission took longer than the typical 2-3months following CHMP endorsement.