Solithromycin Proves Safe, Makes Cempra A Deal Target
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The antibiotic showed promising results in a late-stage study of the oral formulation, setting the company up as a potential target for acquirers and partnering opportunities – though for now it is signaling its intent to go it alone.
You may also be interested in...
Cempra Details Launch Plans For Solithromycin
Expecting approval for CABP before the end of 2016, Cempra says solithromycin will offer a significant treatment-resistance edge over the earlier macrolide antibiotic azithromycin.
BARDA To Fund Pediatric Development Of Cempra’s Solithromycin
Antibiotic-focused biotech can earn $58 million over five years under the government contract, which provides for testing of the novel macrolide in pediatric indications and for protection against bioterror-threat pathogens.
Panel Gives Mixed Reviews To Using Single Trial For Community-Acquired Pneumonia
The Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee's failure to agree on a preferred approval pathway for antibiotics to treat community-acquired bacterial pneumonia opens the door for FDA to offer several options to industry.