Liver Diseases

A late-stage biotech, which was spun-off from Shire, is testing the IPO market. The IPO Terms Foster City, California-based Mirum Pharmaceuticals is planning a 5-million share IPO at an estimated price range of $14-$16, according to an amended prospectus filed with the SEC July 8. At the midpoint...

Shares of Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ICPT) jumped nearly 10 percent early Friday morning after the company provided an update on an ongoing clinical trial. Intercept is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing and commercializing therapeutics to treat progressive non-viral...

Allergan plc Ordinary Shares (NYSE: AGN)'s acquisition of Tobira Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: TBRA) has some analysts wondering: if Allergan is willing to pay a massive 500 percent premium for Tobira, then what could possibly come next? Barrons cited Kevin Kedra, an analyst at Gabelli, who...

Allergan plc Ordinary Shares (NYSE: AGN) paid a hefty premium of 159 percent to acquire Vitae Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: VTAE) last week, but that figure pales in comparison to the premium attached to its acquisition of Tobira Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: TBRA). Allergan will pay $533 million in...

Tobira Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: TBRA), a clinical-stage bio-pharmaceutical company that focuses on the development of therapies to treat non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and other liver diseases, soared higher by more than 760 percent on Tuesday after the company agreed to sell itself to...