Amgen teams up with competitors in COVID treatment trial

Amgen has joined two of its competitors in launching a trial for drugs to treat patients with COVID-19. Together with Chicago-based AbbVie and Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical, the Thousand Oaks biotech giant said Aug. 3 it had enrolled the first patients into a clinical trial for the anti-inflammatory drugs Otezla, cenicriviroc and Firazyr. Otezla is Read More →
Sienna, MannKind stocks move on new trial data

Two Westlake Village biotech companies released new data from product trials, spurring stock moves and presaging capital raises to fund further research and development. Analysts remained optimistic on Sienna Biopharmaceuticals despite an 18 percent drop in the stock June 10, after the company released results from clinical trials of its psoriasis product. Despite the Read More →