BUZZ-Verona Pharma: Soars on positive data from mid-stage study
** British drug developer's U.S.-listed shares up 16 pct at $16.44 in morning trade - second highest gainer amongst Nasdaq-listed companies ** data a
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** British drug developer's U.S.-listed shares up 16 pct at $16.44 in morning trade - second highest gainer amongst Nasdaq-listed companies ** data a
Read more(ShareCast News) - AIM listed drug development company Verona Pharma appointed sector veteran Piers John Morgan as chief financial officer on Monday, as the company prepares for clinical trials for its flagship drug. Chartered accountant Morgan has 25 years' financial experience and was previously c
Read more(ShareCast News) - Verona Pharma, a UK based drug development company focused on first-in-class medicines to treat respiratory diseases, reported positive results on new drug "RPL554". The company's lead drug, RPL554, is a first-in-class drug currently in Phase 2 trials as a nebulized maintenance tr
Read more(ShareCast News) - Shares in AIM-listed Verona Pharma rallied on Monday as the drug development company it had successfully secured funding commitments to raise gross proceeds of around £44.7m through a conditional placing that was significantly oversubscribed. Net proceeds from the placing with new
Read more(ShareCast News) - Shares in Verona Pharma sagged more than 8% as it turned in a wider full-year pre-tax loss of £8.9m, from a loss of £3.8m, thanks to higher research and development more than doubling. Chief executive Jan-Anders Karlsson said Verona had made substantial clinical progress with its
Read more(ShareCast News) - Verona Pharma has published further encouraging clinical results for its RPL554 drug to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). Tests among asthma patients found the inhaled drug, which has both bronchodilator and anti-inflammatory properties in the same active molecu
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