Frazier Life Sciences (FLS), a longstanding investment firm focused on innovative therapeutics, today announced the appointments of Mitchell H. Gold, M.D., and Stanford L. Peng, M.D., Ph.D., as Venture Partners. "We believe Mitch and Stanford bring exceptional leadership and experience that will elevate our ability to create and nurture breakthrough biopharmaceutical companies," said Jamie Topper, M.D., Ph.D., Managing Partner at FLS. "Mitch's history of building transformative companies, his relentless pursuit of scientific excellence and his proven ability to identify transformative scientific and investment opportunities make him a valuable addition to our team. Similarly, Stanford's p

FREMONT, Calif., July 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Attovia Therapeutics today announced the election of Mitchell H. Gold, M.D., and Angie You, Ph.D., as independent members of its Board of Directors. Drs. Gold and You are seasoned biotech executives and experienced board members who bring decades of industry leadership experience, including early- and late-stage therapeutic development and commercialization. "I am delighted to welcome Mitch and Angie to the team. They are industry leaders with a proven track record of success in building both public and private biopharma companies. As Attovia looks toward our next stage of growth and drives our mission of bringing forward first-in-c

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. On April 10, 2024, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) and Alpine announced that the companies had entered into a definitive agreement under which Vertex will acquire Alpine for $65 per share in cash. The transaction was unanimously approved by both the Vertex and Alpine Boards of Directors and is anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2024. First Quarter 2024 Financial Results Cash Position and Runway: As of March

-- Povetacicept administered subcutaneously once every four weeks continues to be well tolerated in IgA nephropathy, with UPCR reductions of greater than 60% observed at 36 weeks, associated with remission, resolution of hematuria, and stable renal function (eGFR) -- -- Company reports successful end of phase 2 meeting with FDA, supporting advancement to a registrational, placebo-controlled phase 3 study of povetacicept in IgA nephropathy, targeted in 2H 2024 -- -- Company will host an investor call and webcast today at 5:15 pm ET -- Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and

- Alpine is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing innovative, protein-based immunotherapies - - Alpine's lead product, povetacicept, demonstrated best-in-class potential in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN); Phase 3 to initiate in H2 2024 - - Povetacicept holds promise as a pipeline-in-a-product, with clinical studies in additional serious diseases underway - - Alpine's protein engineering and immunotherapy expertise augments Vertex's toolbox and capabilities - - Vertex to host investor call today, April 10, at 4:30 pm ET - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) and Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a biotechnology com

-- The Company will present updated data in a late-breaking poster session for povetacicept in IgA nephropathy patients -- -- The Company will host an investor event the same day concurrently with the poster presentation on April 15th -- Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, has announced that the Company will present updated clinical data for povetacicept from RUBY-3, a phase 1b/2a study of povetacicept in autoimmune glomerulonephritis, including IgA nephropathy, in a late breaking poster presentation at the World Congress of Nephrology April 13-16,

-- Povetacicept demonstrates greater reductions in disease activity in a mouse model of lupus compared to WT TACI-Ig or B cell depletion -- -- Povetacicept exhibits greater distribution to disease-related end organs compared with WT TACI-Ig -- -- A phase 2 study in SLE (DENALI) is in preparation for initiation in 2H 2024 -- Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, announced today that the Company presented new translational data for povetacicept (ALPN-303) at the SLEuro 14th European Lupus Meeting in Bruges, Belgium, March 19-22, 2024. Presentation

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today announced that the Company will participate in the H.C. Wainwright 2nd Annual Autoimmune & Inflammatory Disease Virtual Conference. Thursday, March 28th, Remy Durand, Ph.D., Chief Business Officer at Alpine, will participate in a fireside chat at 3:00 pm ET/12:00 pm PT and the Company will host investor meetings the same day. Live webcasts of the fireside chats will be available in the investor relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.alpineimmunesciences.com/events and a replay will be av

-- Clinical data on povetacicept in IgA nephropathy will be updated at the upcoming WCN meeting, including follow up at 80 mg and initial data at 240 mg SC once every four-weeks -- -- Povetacicept advancing towards a pivotal phase 3 trial in IgA nephropathy and a phase 2 trial in systemic lupus erythematosus -- Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today reported full year 2023 financial results and company highlights for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023. "2023 was a transformational year for Alpine, with initial IgA nephropathy (IgAN) da

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today announced the Company will release fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results on Monday, March 18, 2024, after the close of market. The Company will host a corresponding conference call and live webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT on the same day. Conference Call and Webcast Information The link to the webcast will be available in the investor relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.alpineimmunesciences.com/events and a replay will be available on the Company's website for 90 days

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Guggenheim initiated coverage of Alpine Immune Sciences with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $55.00

Wolfe Research initiated coverage of Alpine Immune Sciences with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $44.00

Berenberg initiated coverage of Alpine Immune Sciences with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $18.00

Berenberg initiated coverage of Alpine Immune Sciences with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $18.00

RBC Capital Mkts initiated coverage of Alpine Immune Sciences with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $19.00

Oppenheimer resumed coverage of Alpine Immune Sciences with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $14.00

Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Alpine Immune Sciences with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $17.00

SVB Leerink initiated coverage of Alpine Immune Sciences with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $15.00

Frazier Life Sciences (FLS), a longstanding investment firm focused on innovative therapeutics, today announced the appointments of Mitchell H. Gold, M.D., and Stanford L. Peng, M.D., Ph.D., as Venture Partners. "We believe Mitch and Stanford bring exceptional leadership and experience that will elevate our ability to create and nurture breakthrough biopharmaceutical companies," said Jamie Topper, M.D., Ph.D., Managing Partner at FLS. "Mitch's history of building transformative companies, his relentless pursuit of scientific excellence and his proven ability to identify transformative scientific and investment opportunities make him a valuable addition to our team. Similarly, Stanford's p

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today announced the appointment of Wolfgang Dummer, M.D., Ph.D., to Chief Medical Officer effective October 2, 2023. He succeeds Andrew Sandler, M.D., who will transition responsibilities to Dr. Dummer through the remainder of the year. "Wolfgang is a highly accomplished drug developer with deep expertise in rare disease, immunology, and immunotherapy. His experience working across all phases of clinical development through regulatory approval will be important as we continue to advance our pipeline of new therapie

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today announced the appointment of M. Christina Yi to Chief Technology Officer effective August 21, 2023. Ms. Yi has more than 25 years of biopharmaceuticals leadership experience, including manufacturing, quality, and supply chain. She succeeds Wayne Gombotz, Ph.D., who will retire in August. "Christina is an accomplished industry leader and will be a key addition to our executive team as we prepare for a broad development plan for povetacicept. Her expertise and leadership will be important to Alpine as we contin

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Sept. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PHAT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel treatments for gastrointestinal diseases and disorders, today announced the appointment of James "Jamie" Topper, M.D., Ph.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Topper currently serves as a Managing Partner at Frazier Life Sciences, which invests globally in private and publicly traded companies that discover, develop, and commercialize innovative biopharmaceuticals. He is also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:FLAC). In addition to those leadership roles, he

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer and autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, announced that, in connection with the previously announced appointment of Andrew S. Sandler, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer, it has granted Dr. Sandler an option to purchase 160,000 shares of common stock. The option will vest with respect to 25% of the shares underlying the option on the one-year anniversary of Dr. Sandler's employment start date, and the remaining 75% of the shares underlying the option will vest in equal monthly installments over the 36-month period following the one-year anniversary of Dr.

- 20-year industry veteran with extensive global clinical development leadership experience in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases - Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today announced the appointment of Jörn Drappa, MD, PhD, to its Board of Directors. "We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Drappa to our Board of Directors. Jörn brings a tremendous depth of experience leading the successful development of immunology drugs across both small biotech and large pharmaceutical companies, and from early stage through commercialization," said Mitch

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Andrew S. Sandler, M.D., as its Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Sandler joins Alpine from Kiadis Pharma, a Sanofi Company, where he was Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Sandler's anticipated start date is August 17, 2022. "We are very excited and fortunate to have Andy join the Alpine team. His appointment comes at a time where we are quickly advancing our three development programs across multiple oncology and autoimmune disease indications," said Stanford Peng, M

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer and autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Zelanna Goldberg, M.D., M.A.S. as its Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Goldberg joins Alpine from Iovance Biotherapeutics, where she was Senior Vice President, Clinical Science. "We are very enthusiastic about the addition of Zelanna to the Alpine team, particularly as we pursue an expanding scope of clinical development activities across oncology and inflammatory disease indications," said Stanford Peng, M.D., Ph.D., President and Head of Research and Development

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer and autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, today announced that Natasha A. Hernday has joined Alpine’s Board of Directors. Ms. Hernday brings more than 20 years of experience in corporate development and corporate strategy. “I’m delighted to welcome Natasha to Alpine Immune Sciences’ Board at this important moment in our company’s history, as we build on our strategic partnership with AbbVie and leverage Alpine’s financial strength to further advance our development pipeline,” said Mitchell H. Gold, M.D., Executive

- Alpine is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing innovative, protein-based immunotherapies - - Alpine's lead product, povetacicept, demonstrated best-in-class potential in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN); Phase 3 to initiate in H2 2024 - - Povetacicept holds promise as a pipeline-in-a-product, with clinical studies in additional serious diseases underway - - Alpine's protein engineering and immunotherapy expertise augments Vertex's toolbox and capabilities - - Vertex to host investor call today, April 10, at 4:30 pm ET - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) and Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a biotechnology com

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today announced the Company will release fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results on Monday, March 18, 2024, after the close of market. The Company will host a corresponding conference call and live webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT on the same day. Conference Call and Webcast Information The link to the webcast will be available in the investor relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.alpineimmunesciences.com/events and a replay will be available on the Company's website for 90 days

-- Low-dose povetacicept (80 mg administered once every four weeks) was well tolerated during subcutaneous administration and reduced UPCR by greater than 50% in IgA nephropathy -- -- Higher dose povetacicept (240 mg) administered once every four weeks currently being explored -- -- Based on this data Alpine will now seek to begin a pivotal phase 3 IgAN study in the second half of 2024 -- -- Company to host virtual investor call and webcast today at 4:30 pm ET with James Tumlin, M.D. and Jonathan Barratt, Ph.D., FRCP -- Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammator

RUBY-3, a basket study of povetacicept in autoimmune glomerulonephritis, has initiated patient enrollment; RUBY-4, a basket study of povetacicept in autoimmune cytopenias, targets initiation in Q2 2023 Initial data from both basket studies are anticipated by the end of 2023   Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today provided a corporate update and reported financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022. "With the recent initiation of the RUBY-3 study in autoimmune glomerulonephritis and the imminent initiation of the RUBY-4 st

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today announced the Company will release fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results on Thursday, March 23, 2023, after the close of market. The Company will host a corresponding conference call and live webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT on the same day. Conference Call and Webcast Information The link to the webcast will be available in the investor relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.alpineimmunesciences.com/events and a replay will be available on the Company's website for 90 days

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today announced the company will release third quarter 2022 financial results on Monday, November 14, 2022, after the close of market. The Company will host a corresponding conference call and live webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT on the same day. Conference Call and Webcast Information The link to the webcast will be available in the investor relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.alpineimmunesciences.com/events and a replay will be available on the Company's website for 90 days following the

- ALPN-303 well-tolerated in a Phase 1 healthy volunteer study with on-target effects on key biomarkers, supporting a highly competitive, potentially best in class profile - - Davoceticept (ALPN-202) demonstrates encouraging outcomes, especially in renal cell carcinoma, as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab in ongoing NEON-1 and NEON-2 studies respectively - - Alpine management and leading experts to conduct webcast at 5:00 pm ET/2:00 pm PT today - Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today announced clinical updates from tw

- Alpine to hold Investor Event on Tuesday, April 12th at 6:00pm ET - Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today announced that Alpine will host a virtual investor event on April 12th, 2022 at 6:00pm ET, to coincide with the 2022 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting. During the investor event, Alpine will provide a corporate update on the development strategy for davoceticept (ALPN-202) and review the company's oral presentation at the AACR Annual Meeting ("Monotherapy dose escalation of davoceticept (ALPN-202), a

- Conference call and webcast today at 4:30 p.m. ET - Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer and autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, today provided a corporate update and reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021. "We have had a highly productive second quarter with substantial progress made across our portfolio highlighted by the initiation of Synergy, our international Phase 2 trial of ALPN-101, or acazicolcept, in lupus patients, the achievement of $45 million in development milestones as part of our AbbVie agreement, and the first presentation of clinica

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer and autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, today announced the company will release second quarter 2021 financial results on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 after the close of market. Alpine will host a corresponding conference call and live webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT on the same day to discuss the results and provide a corporate update. Company management will also present at the following upcoming investor events and conferences: Bernstein CD28 Day Presentation: Monday, August 9, 12:15 p.m. ET (9:15 a.m. PT) Following the presentation, the pres