Sage Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel medicines to treat life-altering central nervous system disorders, has announced that the FDA has approved ZulressoTM (brexanolone) injection for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD). Zulresso is the first and only medicine specifically approved to treat PPD, the most common medical complication of childbirth. Zulresso is expected to […]

Boston-based Karuna Therapeutics, focused on the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders including psychosis in schizophrenia, psychosis in Alzheimer’s disease, and pain, has announced the completion of a $68 million Series B financing round, including the issuance of $5 million in shares upon conversion of debt into equity. KarXT, Karuna’s lead product candidate, is currently being evaluated […]

High Purity New England, a supplier of biotech equipment, has signed a lease for a substantial new building, formerly occupied by Alexion, where they will nearly quadruple their manufacturing footprint and expand their offices in northern Rhode Island. High Purity New England has seen a surge of growth in the past 6 years, having grown […]

Voyager Therapeutics and AbbVie have announced an exclusive, global strategic collaboration and option agreement to develop and commercialize vectorized antibodies for the potential treatment of Parkinson’s disease and other diseases (synucleinopathies) characterized by the abnormal accumulation of misfolded alpha-synuclein protein. The delivery of sufficient quantities of antibodies across the blood-brain barrier is one of the […]

Biogen has announced plans to acquire Nightstar Therapeutics (NST), a clinical-stage gene therapy company based in London, UK. NSK is focused on adeno-associated virus (AAV) treatments for inherited retinal disorders. Under the terms of the proposed acquisition, Biogen will pay $25.50 in cash for each NSK share, representing a total transaction value of about $800 […]