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Exclusive: Dicerna CEO Talks Goals For 2017, Competitors And Prospects Under Trump
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 3:36pm | 785Benzinga recently had the opportunity to pick the brain of Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: DRNA) CEO Douglas M. Fambrough, Ph.D. We first looked into what RNA interference is and how it's used to treat genetic diseases. We then talked products, partnerships and stock performance and...
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Exclusive: Dicerna CEO Discusses Financials And Institutional Investors
Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 10:40am | 861Benzinga recently had the chance to chat with Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: DRNA)’s CEO Douglas M. Fambrough, Ph.D., who explained what RNA interference is and how it is used to treat genetic diseases. Beyond this theoretical explanation, the exec walked us through the company’s...
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Exclusive: Dicerna CEO Talks Products, Partnerships And Stock Performance
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 2:54pm | 708Benzinga recently had the chance to chat with Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: DRNA)’s CEO Douglas M. Fambrough, Ph.D., who explained what RNA interference (RNAI) is and how it is used to treat genetic diseases. Beyond this theoretical explanation, the exec elaborated on the company...
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Exclusive: Dicerna CEO Explains RNA Interference And How It's Used To Treat Rare Genetic Diseases
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - 11:40am | 964Ever heard of RNA Interference? In case you haven’t, Benzinga reached out to Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: DRNA)’s CEO Douglas M. Fambrough, Ph.D., and asked him to explain how it works. Silencing Genes “RNA Interference (RNAI) is a natural process. It is a biological...
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Zafgen Shares Surge On Positive Phase 3 Trial
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 8:06am | 329Shares of Zafgen Inc (NASDAQ: ZFGN) gained more than 14 percent early Monday morning after the company announced positive data from a Phase 3 trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of beloranib. The study evaluated the safety and efficacy of beloranib, a MetAP2 inhibitor, in patients with...
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Chardan Downgrades Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Notes Valuation Concerns
Monday, August 31, 2015 - 1:31pm | 362Gbola Amusa, Chardan Capital Markets' head of healthcare research, commented in a note on Monday that investors should be "more selective" in the biotech space. As such, the analyst downgraded shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: REGN) to Neutral from Buy with an unchanged $565 price...
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FDA Delays Decision on Amarin's Vascepa Drug
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 1:46pm | 611The plot deepens regarding the biotech company Amarin (NASDAQ: AMRN) and its controversial cholesterol-controlling drug, Vascepa. As previously reported on Benzinga, Amarin was waiting to hear the results of a Food and Drug Administration ruling. The company had appealed the FDA's October...