Biogen’s Apellis Pharmaceuticals acquisition comes nearly two years after the drugmaker purchased immunology startup Human Immunology Biosciences. CEO Chris Viehbacher said Apellis accelerates Biogen’s expansion in nephrology, supporting a HI-Bio drug currently in pivotal testing for three kidney conditions.
Apellis Pharmaceuticals has additional clinical data that show its drug having an effect on geographic atrophy, a rare vision-loss disorder with no FDA-approved treatment. The biotech plans to include the latest results in a new drug application being readied for submission in coming months.
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