Why Biogen Stock Surged Today
Shares of Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) rose sharply on Friday after the biotech company said its experimental Alzheimer's disease drug had been granted priority review status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As of 3:25 p.m. EDT, Biogen's stock was up more than 10%.
The priority review designation will accelerate the FDA's timeline. The regulatory agency is now expected to make its approval decision by March 7, 2021. If approved, aducanumab, as the drug is called, would be the first therapy to meaningfully alter the course of Alzheimer's disease.
"If aducanumab is determined to be effective in reducing the decline in cognition and activities of daily living resulting from progression of this disease by addressing the underlying disease pathology, it will deliver meaningful benefits to those who most need them," said Dr. Christopher van Dyck, director of the Yale Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, in a press release.
Source Fool.com
