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Jul 22, 2020TEGSEDI is the first antisense oligonucleotide medicine available to hATTR patients with polyneuropathy in Austria for at-home subcutaneous injection
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that the Main Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions (Dachverband...
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Jul 21, 2020Webcast scheduled for Tuesday, August 4 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that it will host a live webcast on Tuesday, August 4 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time...
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Jul 20, 2020Dr. Christophe Hotermans joins company, with a decade of clinical practice and 12 years of experience in global biotechnology sector
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that Christophe Hotermans, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the company as senior vice...
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Jul 9, 2020Dr. William Andrews brings two decades of global industry experience, including more than 13 years in rare diseases and seven product launches
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that William Andrews, MD, FACP, has joined the company as chief medical officer...
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Jun 29, 2020Berns brings more than 20 years of experience in life sciences sector
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that Tracy Palmer Berns has joined the company as chief compliance officer. In...
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Jun 17, 2020
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., focused on developing and commercializing drugs to treat patients with serious and rare diseases,...
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Jun 9, 2020Dr. Kia Motesharei joins from Merck KGaA, bringing more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that Kia Motesharei, Ph.D., has joined the company as Senior Vice President of...
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Jun 8, 2020TEGSEDI is the first antisense oligonucleotide medicine available to hATTR patients with polyneuropathy in Italy for at-home subcutaneous injection
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that AIFA, or The Italian Medicines Agency, has granted approval for the...
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Jun 1, 2020TEGSEDI is first antisense oligonucleotide medicine available to patients in Portugal for at-home subcutaneous injection
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced the Portuguese Medicine Regulatory Authority (INFARMED) has granted approval for...
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May 28, 2020Results from the ongoing, open-label extension (OLE) study of the pivotal NEURO-TTR trial published in the European Journal of Neurology show that patients treated with TEGSEDI® (inotersen) experienced sustained improvements in measures of neuropathic progression at 39 months of therapy compared to the natural history of the disease
BOSTON and CARLSBAD, Calif., May 28, 2020 - Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONS),...
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May 18, 2020Michael D. Price brings more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including in the rare disease sector
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that Michael D. Price has joined the company as executive vice president and...
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May 14, 2020TEGSEDI is the first antisense medicine available to patients in Spain for at-home subcutaneous injection
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced The Ministry of Health of Spain (MSCBS) has granted approval for the...
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May 13, 2020
OTTAWA, ON., - May 13, 2020 (CNW) – Akcea Therapeutics Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), today announced that it has concluded its negotiation with the...
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May 7, 2020
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that Carla Poulson has joined the company as senior vice president and chief...
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May 5, 2020Achieved First Quarter 2020 Global Net Product Revenues of $15 Million
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., focused on developing and commercializing medicines to treat patients with serious and rare...
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Apr 21, 2020Webcast scheduled for Tuesday, May 5 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
BOSTON, April 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that it will host a live webcast on...
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Mar 24, 2020
BOSTON, March 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that its board of directors has appointed
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Mar 11, 2020
BOSTON, March 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that Lisa Johnson-Pratt, M.D., has...
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Feb 28, 2020Company builds awareness of hATTR amyloidosis and FCS via social media campaign, and will host special event with employees, patients and caregivers
BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced the company’s support for Rare...
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Feb 26, 2020
BOSTON, Feb. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., focused on developing and commercializing drugs to...
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Feb 25, 2020Reported Full Year 2019 Global Net Product Revenues of $42 Million and Fourth Quarter 2019 Global Net Product Revenues of $14 Million
BOSTON, Feb. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., focused on developing and commercializing drugs to...
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Feb 18, 2020Webcast scheduled for Tuesday, February 25 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
BOSTON, Feb. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that it will host a live webcast on...
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Feb 13, 2020
BOSTON, Feb. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced the appointment of Amber Salzman,...
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Jan 28, 2020Favorable safety and tolerability were observed
BOSTON and CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc....
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Jan 22, 2020Favorable safety and tolerability were demonstrated in hypertriglyceridemia patients in the study
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONS), today announced positive topline results from...
