New analyses from DEVOTE Part C further characterize the improvements in motor function in participants with SMA who transitioned to the investigational higher dose regimen of nusinersen from 12 mg SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) Final results from the landmark NURTURE study highlight the profound impact of early treatment with 12 mg SPINRAZA in...
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) announced the European Commission (EC) has authorized SKYCLARYS® (omaveloxolone) for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) in adults and adolescents aged 16 years and older. SKYCLARYS is the first treatment approved within the European Union for this rare, genetic, progressive neurodegenerative disease. “In...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) today announced the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for a high dose regimen of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) which is comprised of 50 mg/5 mL and 28 mg/5 mL doses for the treatment of 5q spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). 5q SMA is the most common...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) presented additional results from the Phase 1b study of salanersen, an investigational novel antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) given once a year for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), at the 2026 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical & Scientific Conference. The study evaluated salanersen in children who had...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) – will present new data from its felzartamab clinical development programs at Kidney Week 2025, the American Society of Nephrology’s (ASN) annual meeting, taking place November 5-9 in Houston, Texas. Felzartamab, an investigational anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, is currently being evaluated in three pivotal Phase...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) – will present new data and updates from its spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) research programs, including high dose nusinersen and salanersen, at the 2026 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical & Scientific Conference (March 8-11, 2026) and 5th International Scientific Congress on SMA (SMA Europe 2026;...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) – announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for litifilimab (BIIB059) for the treatment of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE). Litifilimab is a first in-class, humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting blood dendritic cell antigen 2 (BDCA2)....
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) announced positive results from the Phase 2 part of the AMETHYST Phase 2/3 study (Part A) of litifilimab in people living with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE). Litifilimab is the first humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting blood dendritic cell antigen 2 (BDCA2), which...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) announced the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion recommending a marketing authorization under exceptional circumstances for QALSODY® (tofersen) for the treatment of adults with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), associated with a...
Salanersen (BIIB115/ION306) is a novel antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) with the potential to achieve high efficacy and once yearly dosing in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Interim Phase 1 data show children with SMA previously treated with gene therapy experienced a substantial slowing of neurodegeneration and clinically meaningful improvements in motor function...