August 2016

Allergan plc announced that it has completed the divestiture of its global generic pharmaceuticals business to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Allergan has received $33.4 billion in cash and 100.3 million shares of Teva stock valued at $5.4 billion based on the opening price of $53.39 for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. shares on August 2, 2016. These shares are subject to a twelve month holding period post-close of the transaction.

 Luminex Corporation announced that it has received FDA clearance for the ARIES® Flu A/B & RSV Assay. This is the second assay the FDA has cleared for use on the Luminex ARIES® System.

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. an antibody-centric, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing new treatments for cancer and other unmet medical needs, announced  that it has entered into a binding term sheet to create a joint venture  ("JV") with CHA Biotech Co. , LTD, of South Korea to develop and commercialize proprietary Chimeric Antigen Receptor ("CAR") modified cellular therapies based on CBT's Activated Killer Cell ("AKC") technology and five of  Sorrento's CARs for all disease conditions, including oncology and infectious diseases. The JV covers products on a global basis with the exception of the Greater Chinese market. 

Sun Pharma has announced that one of its subsidiaries has received final approval from US  FDA for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for generic version of Glumetza,  metformin hydrochloride extended release tablets 500 mg and 1000 mg. 

REGENXBIO Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to RGX-121, REGENXBIO’s investigational gene therapy product candidate for the treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II (MPS II).

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc.announced that it has received positive feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the proposed Phase III trial of its PLX-PAD cells in the treatment of critical limb ischemia (CLI). This Phase III trial is intended to support a biologics license application (BLA).