04:09 AM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Vaxart ( VXRT ) said late Monday an independent data safety monitoring board has recommended that a phase 2b trial of its oral Covid-19 vaccine candidate continue without any modifications. The company said the US Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the safety data from the study. Upon favorable review, the company will...

04:23 AM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Merit Medical Systems ( MMSI ) said late Monday it expects revenue of about $1.355 billion to $1.357 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, a projected increase of about 7.7% to 7.9% from a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $1.348 billion. Shares of the company rose more than 7% in...

04:26 AM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Freedom Holding ( FRHC ) said Tuesday it is launching a new brokerage firm in Turkey. The Capital Markets Board of Turkey has decided to grant a license to the company's Freedom Financial Services subsidiary to establish the new brokerage company, Freedom Yatirim Menkul Degerler JSC. The company said it expects to allocate...

04:20 AM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Hutchmed ( HCM ) said late Monday that China's National Medical Products Administration has approved its supplemental new drug application for Orpathys to treat certain adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer. The drugmaker said the regulator also converted Orpathys' prior conditional approval for previously treated patients to full approval. The updated label...