Benzinga's Daily Biotech Pulse: Eli Lilly, Edge Therapeutics, BioXcel Report Positive Trial Results, 4 Stocks Debut

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours.

Scaling the Peaks

(Stocks hitting 52-week highs on June 27)

• Aptinyx Inc APTX
• Cardiovascular Systems Inc CSII(Bank of America Merrill Lynch upgraded shares from Underperform to Buy)

Down In The Dumps

(Stocks hitting 52-week lows on June 27)

• Alkermes Plc ALKS
• Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc ANTH(announced withdrawal of its Nasdaq hearing request and suspension of trading in its shares on the Nasdaq; shares to be listed on the OTC)
• Aquinox Pharmaceuticals Inc AQXP(A Phase 3 study dubbed LEADERSHIP 301 that evaluated its AQX-1125 for cystitis and severe bladder pain syndrome did not meet its primary endpoint)
• Arcus Biosciences Inc RCUS
• Enzo Biochem, Inc. ENZ
• Novartis AG (ADR) NVS
• Cytori Therapeutics Inc CYTX
• Erytech Pharma SA (ADR) ERYP
• Eyegate Pharmaceuticals Inc EYEG
• Eyenovia Inc EYEN
• Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc IDRA
• Oncolytics Biotech, Inc. (USA) ONCY
• Pain Therapeutics, Inc. PTIE(negative FDA panel vote)
• Sellas Life Sciences Group Inc SLS(announced a secondary public offering)
• Soligenix, Inc. Common Stock SNGX
• SUMMIT THERAPEU/S ADR SMMT(announced discontinuation of trials for ezutromid following the pipeline candidate failing in a Phase 2 study)
• Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc SNDX

Stocks In Focus

Eli Lilly's Migraine Drug Found Effective

Eli Lilly And Co LLY announced that post-hoc analysis of three Phase 3 studies for Emgality demonstrated efficacy in patients with episodic and chronic migraine who had previously failed preventive treatment with Botox. The analysis will be presented at the American Headache Society's annual meeting in San Francisco.

Emgality is currently being reviewed by the FDA, and the agency is set to rule on it by the end of September.

Edge's Brain Hemorrhage Drug Meets Primary Endpoint

Edge Therapeutics Inc EDGE released updated results from its ongoing analyses of the Phase 3 study, dubbed NEWTON 2, that evaluated its EG-1962 to treat adults with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

"This analysis showed that in the study's primary endpoint, 45% (58/129) of subjects treated with a single intraventricular injection of EG-1962 experienced a favorable outcome (a score of 6 to 8 on the extended Glasgow Outcome Scale, or GOSE) at Day 90, compared to 41% (56/137) of subjects treated with oral nimodipine," the company said.

The stock jumped 17.48 percent to $1.21 in after-hours trading.

Zafgen, Kura Oncology Announce Common Stock Offering

Zafgen Inc ZFGN announced commencement of a common stock offering, with all shares offered being sold by the company.

Kura Oncology Inc KURA also commenced an underwritten public offering.

Mylan Strikes a Partnership With Lupin to Market Enbrel Biosimilar

Mylan NV MYL said it has negotiated a partnership agreement with India's Lupin to commercialize the latter's biosimilar to Enbrel, Amgen, Inc. AMGN‘s drug to treat autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, plaque psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis.

"Under the terms of the agreement, Lupin will receive an up-front payment of $15 million and potential commercial milestones together with an equal share in net profits of the product," Mylan said.

BioXcel Reports Positive Results for Early-stage Study of Its Agitation Treatment Candidate

BioXcel Therapeutics Inc BTAI announced positive data for its Phase 1b study that evaluated its dexmedetomidine, IV formulation, for the acute treatment of agitation.

The stock rose 4.1 percent to $9.40 in after-hours trading.

Acasti Posts Wider Q4 Loss

Acasti Pharma ACST reported a wider Q4 loss of 32 cents per share, dragged by higher R&D expenses associated with its Phase 3 TRILOGY study that evaluates its CaPre for treating hypertriglyceridemia. The company also said it has reached the 35 percent enrollment milestone as of June 26.

Acasti said it is evaluating a variety of commercialization partnerships for its CaPre.

The stock rallied 10.94 percent to $0.71 in after-hours trading.

On The Radar

Translate Bio priced its upsized 9.35 million-share IPO at $13 per share. The early-stage biotech company developing mRNA therapies for genetic disease will list its shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol TBIO.

Neurostimulation device maker Neuronetics priced its IPO of 5 million shares at $17 per share. The shares will begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol STIM.

Forty Seven Inc. priced its 6.7-million share IPO at $16 per share. The shares of the developer of anti-CD47 antibodies for various cancers will be listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol FTSV.

Tricida, which develops therapies for chronic kidney disease, priced its IPO of 11.7 million shares at $19 per share. The shares will begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol TCDA.