Biohaven’s Degrader Moves Ahead But Pivotal Bipolar Results Depress Shares

The company has suffered a setback to its neuroscience asset, BHV-7000, and while its autoimmune disease candidate BHV-1300 is progressing, investors have their doubts.

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Biohaven has provided mixed updates from its broad and ambitious pipeline, with solid but unspectacular results from its protein degrader candidate, BHV-1300, and a miss from its ion channel activator, BHV-7000, in a registrational Phase II/III study in bipolar depression.

Both drugs are touted as possible blockbusters in their respective therapy areas, with BHV-7000 being seen as potentially its most...

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