Biogen

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Biogen CEO Chris Viehbacher joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's 2026 outlook, drug pipeline, the focus on rare diseases, state of the biotech sector, and more.

Biogen Inc. (BIIB) Presents at 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Transcript

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) today announced the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for a high dose regimen of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) which is comprised of 50 mg/5 mL and 28 mg/5 mL doses for the treatment of 5q spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). 5q SMA is the most common form of the disease and represents approximately 95% of all SMA cases.2 The SPINRAZA European Union marketing authorization has been updated to include the high dose regimen. The new high dose regimen comprises a more rapid loading phase, two 50 mg loading doses administered 14 days apart and 28 mg maintenance dose injections every four months thereafter. Individuals transitioning from the 12 mg dose will receive one 50 mg dose in place of their next 12 mg dose, followed by 28 mg maintenance doses every four months thereafter. SPINRAZA is for intrathecal use by lumbar puncture by health care professionals experienced in performing lumbar punctures.

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: STOK) is a biotechnology company dedicated to restoring protein expression by harnessing the body's potential with RNA medicine and has a lead investigational medicine, zorevunersen, in development with Biogen (Nasdaq: BIIB) as a first-in-class potential disease-modifying treatment for Dravet syndrome. Today, the Company announced accelerated timelines for the completion of enrollment and a Phase 3 data readout from the EMPEROR.

If approved, lecanemab may become the first and only anti-amyloid treatment in China to offer an at-home injection from the initiation of treatment for this progressive, relentless disease If approved, lecanemab may become the first and only anti-amyloid treatment in China to offer an at-home injection from the initiation of treatment for this progressive, relentless disease

Biogen Inc. shares, despite retail investor pessimism, rose 15.1% in 2025. Besides the successful launch of Leqembi, I highlight Skyclarys, an Nrf2 activator for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia, as a driver of Biogen's EBIT growth. Its sales totaled $132.9 million in Q3, up 29.9% year-over-year.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) – today announced that The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Neurology has published final results from the completed Phase 3 VALOR study and its open-label extension (OLE) study evaluating QALSODY® (tofersen) for the treatment of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with over 3.5 years of follow-up. These results show that early initiation of QALSODY was associated with numerically slower decline in measures of clinical function, breathing and strength, as well as reduction in the risk of death or permanent ventilation. Sustained reductions in neurofilament, a marker of neurodegeneration, further validate the clinical results and demonstrate QALSODY's impact on the underlying biology of SOD1-ALS.

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biogen Canada Inc. today announced that Health Canada has issued a Notice of Compliance (NOC) for ZURZUVAE™ (zuranolone) for the treatment of moderate or severe postpartum depression (PPD) in adults following childbirth. ZURZUVAE is a once-daily, 14-day oral single course treatment for women with PPD. This first-of-its-kind treatment offers relief from depressive symptoms, with benefits seen in clinical studies as early as day 3, significant reduction of symptoms by th.

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB, Corporate headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, CEO: Christopher A. Viehbacher, “Biogen”) announced today that anti-Aβ protofibril* antibody “LEQEMBI®” (brand name in China: “乐意保®”, generic name: lecanemab), has been included in the “Commercial Insurance Innovative Drug List” (Chinese: 商业健康保险创新药品目录), recently introduced by the National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) of China. The inclusion of LEQEMBI in this list marks a meaningful step toward expanding access to early Alzheimer's Disease (AD) treatment in China.

BEDFORD, Mass. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: STOK), a biotechnology company dedicated to restoring protein expression by harnessing the body's potential with RNA medicine, and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) today announced data presentations that further support the potential of zorevunersen, an investigational antisense oligonucleotide, as a disease-modifying medicine for Dravet syndrome. These data were presented at the 2025 American Epilepsy Society (AES).