 Heres a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:Scaling The Peaks Biotech Stocks Hitting 52-week Highs July 8 Akero Therapeutics Inc NASDAQ: AKRO Altimmune Inc NASDAQ: ALT Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. NASDAQ: FOLD AMRYT PHARMA PLS ADR NASDAQ: AMYT reacted to its ADSs commencing trading on the Nasdaq argenx SE - ADR NASDAQ: ARGX Assembly Biosciences Inc NASDAQ: ASMB Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co Ltd NYSE: BHVN Biondvax Pharmaceuticals Ltd - ADR NASDAQ: BVXV Crispr Therapeutics AG NASDAQ: CRSP Cytokinetics, Inc. NASDAQ: CYTK Eli Lilly And Co NYSE: LLY Emergent Biosolutions Inc NYSE: EBS GENMAB ASS ADR NASDAQ: GMAB GenMark Diagnostics, Inc NASDAQ: GNMK pre-announced above-consensus Q2 revenue Immunomedics, Inc. NASDAQ: IMMU Intellia Therapeutics Inc NASDAQ: NTLA MacroGenics Inc NASDAQ: MGNX Mersana Therapeutics Inc NASDAQ: MRSN Nantkwest Inc NASDAQ: NK NeoGenomics, Inc. NASDAQ: NEO Opko Health Inc. NASDAQ: OPK Pacira Biosciences Inc NASDAQ: PCRX Quidel Corporation NASDAQ: QDEL Seres Therapeutics Inc NASDAQ: MCRB Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc NASDAQ: SYRS TG Therapeutics Inc common stock NASDAQ: TGTX announced publication of pre-clinical data on its umbralisib Twist Bioscience Corp NASDAQ: TWST - announced a partnership with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd NYSE: TAK for expanding biologics discovery VBI Vaccines Inc NASDAQ: VBIV Zai Lab Ltd NASDAQ: ZLABDown In The Dumps Biotech Stocks Hitting 52-week Lows July 8 Brickell Biotech Inc NASDAQ: BBI Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc NASDAQ: ICPT ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc NASDAQ: ORIC Polypid Ltd NASDAQ: PYPD VIVUS, Inc. NASDAQ: VVUS announced Chapter 11 filing and plan for being taken over by its creditorStocks In Focus Biogen Announces Publication Of Positive Phase 12 Data For Neurodegenerative Disease Drug Biogen Inc NASDAQ: BIIB announced publication in the New England Journal of Medicine positive results from a Phase 12 study of tofersen for the potential treatment of superoxide dismutase 1, or SOD 1, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. A mutation in the SOD1 gene is believed to be a genetic driver of disease in approximately 2 of all ALS cases, the company said.OptiNose Announces Co-Promotion Agreement For Nasal Spray In US OptiNose Inc NASDAQ: OPTN announced an agreement with kaleo, a pharmaceutical company, to co-promote Xhance exhalation nasal spray 93 mcg for the treatment of nasal polyps in patients 18 and older in the U.S.Under the terms of the agreement, kaleo will promote Xhance to an agreed-upon audience of office-based health care professionals, rapidly increasing promotional reach and frequency.The stock was up 16.71 at 4.96 premarket Thursday.Anaptys Bios Rare Psoriasis Drug Gets Orphan Drug Designation AnaptysBio Inc NASDAQ: ANAB said the FDA has granted orphan drug designation for imsidolimab, its proprietary anti-interleukin-36 receptor antibody, for the treatment of patients with generalized pustular psoriasis.The company said it expects to release additional data and regulatory strategy update from the Phase 2 GALLOP trial that is evaluating imsidolimab in the second half of 2020.The company plans to expand clinical development of the investigational compound to additional indications in the second half of 2020. It also said it expects to release top-line data from the Phase 2 POPLAR trial in palmoplantar pustulosis in the second half of 2020.The stock rose 14.15 to 25.98 in after-hours trading.See also: The Week Ahead In Biotech: Endo, Eagle Pharma FDA Decisions, ObsEva Late-Stage Readouts In Focus Applied DNA Creates COVID-19 Testing Subsidiary, Receives Approval For EUA Amendment Applied DNA Sciences Inc NASDAQ: APDN announced the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary, Applied DNA Clinical Labs, LLC, dedicated to the commercial development of its tests in virology, for the detection of COVID-19, and in oncology, for the detection and enumeration of invasive circulating tumor cells.The company also said the amendment of its EUA for its molecular test for SARS-CoV-2 was approved by FDA to include extraction and concentration of the viral RNA by a magnetic method of nucleic acid extraction that lends itself easily to high throughput scaling with robotics and diversifies the two extraction methods already covered by the existing EUA.The stock was advancing 16.21 to 9.32 premarket Thursday.Acer Announces Positive Data For Taste-Masked Immediate Release Formulation Of Urea Cycle Disorder Drug Acer Therapeutics Inc NASDAQ: ACER announced data from a food effect study in healthy volunteers showing that administration of ACER-001, its taste-masked, immediate release formulation of sodium phenylbutyrate, may offer improved disease management in patients with urea cycle disorders compared to treatments requiring administration with food.The company said it expects to submit the ACER-001 NDA in the first half of 2021, assuming successful completion of additional nonclinical work and long-term stability data, and subject to additional capital.The stock was up 19.88 at 3.86 premarket Thursday.FDA Accepts AstraZenecas Application For Brilinta Label Expansion With Priority Review AstraZeneca plc NYSE: AZN said the FDA has accepted a supplemental New Drug Application and granted Priority Review for Brilinta for the reduction of subsequent stroke in patients who experienced an acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack.The stock was adding 0.3 to 54.35 premarket Thursday.Osmotica Announces FDA Approval For Drug To Treat Droopy Eyelid Osmotica Pharmaceuticals PLC NASDAQ: OSMT said the FDA has approved Upneeq, its novel treatment for acquired blepharoptosis, or ptosis, a condition characterized by the abnormal drooping of the upper eyelid that can limit field of vision.In premarket trading Thursday, the stock was jumping 5.35 to 6.70.Shockwave Medical Gets Mixed Ruling In Patent Appeal Case The Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled that a key claim is valid in the inter partes review initiated against Shockwave Medical Inc NASDAQ: SWAV by Cardiovascular Systems Inc NASDAQ: CSII. We are very pleased that the court validated claim 5 of our 371 patent, which protects the broad embodiment of our IVL technologies, said Doug Godshall, CEO of Shockwave.The PTAB ruled that some claims of a second patent are valid and that all claims of a third patent are invalid.Shockwave shares were down 0.81 at 46.60 premarket Thursday.Altimmune Teams With DynPort On COVID-19 Vaccine Funding Altimmune said it has entered into a teaming agreement with DynPort Vaccine Company, a General Dynamics Information Technology company, to coordinate U.S. government funding efforts and, if successful, to provide program management, drug development activity integration and regulatory support for AdCOVID, its single-dose intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate.Offerings Otonomy Inc NASDAQ: OTIC said it has commenced an underwritten public offering of its common stock. All shares of common stock to be sold in the offering will be offered by the company. In lieu of common stock, the company plans to offer to certain investors pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering.The stock was sliding 5.34 to 3.37 premarket.Revolution Medicines Inc NASDAQ: RVMD priced its underwritten public offering of 6 million shares of common stock at 26 per share, for raising gross proceeds of 156 million. All of the shares are being offered by the company. The company expects the offering to close July 13.The stock was seen receding 1.85 to 27.50 premarket Thursday.NanoViricides Inc NYSE: NNVC announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering. The company said it intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund general corporate purposes, including its drug development programs for COVID-19 and for shingles.The stock fell 8.04 to 8.01 premarket Thursday.Qualigen Therapeutics Inc NASDAQ: QLGN said it has entered into a definitive agreement with a single institutional investor for the purchase and sale for 8 million in stock: 1.2 million common shares, 780,198 pre-funded warrants and 1.98 million common warrants at a combined purchase price of 4.165 in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market.Qualigen shares were trading 1.95 higher to 4.19 premarket Thursday.Related Link: Attention Biotech Investors: Mark Your Calendar For These July PDUFA Dates See more from Benzinga The Daily Biotech Pulse: Novavax Lands .6B For COVID-19 Vaccine, Amgen Prevails In Avastin Biosimilar Lawsuit, Cellectis Study Placed On Clinical Hold Revisiting Coronavirus Vaccine Timelines: Moderna Denies Delay, Pfizer Advances Project Lightspeed And MoreC 2020 Benzinga.com. 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