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Biogen

Biotechnology company

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Eisai and Biogen launch Leqembi Iqlik autoinjector for at-home Alzheimer's treatment

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Co-marketing Leqembi and IQLIK in the US

Since 2023 the Alzheimer's drug Leqembi came with a catch: patients needed intravenous infusions at a clinic every two weeks for 18 months. On August 24, Eisai and Biogen removed that hurdle, making a subcutaneous autoinjector version, LEQEMBI IQLIK, available from the very first dose.

Updated 3 days ago

Biogen's tau drug slows Alzheimer's decline in first-of-its-kind trial

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Developer of diranersen, advancing to registrational trials

For decades, nearly every Alzheimer's drug that reached patients aimed at one target: a sticky protein called amyloid. On July 14, 2026, Biogen showed the first clinical evidence that hitting a different protein, tau, can also slow the disease.

Updated Jul 14

Biogen's salanersen wins FDA breakthrough status for spinal muscular atrophy

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Developer and commercial owner of salanersen

Some children with spinal muscular atrophy get a one-time gene therapy, then slowly weaken again. There has been no clear next step for them. On June 4, 2026, the FDA gave Biogen's salanersen a designation meant to speed up that next step.

Updated Jun 4

First treatment targeting the genetic root of Dravet syndrome shows dramatic seizure reduction

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Co-developer with rights to zorevunersen outside North America

Dravet syndrome is a severe genetic epilepsy that causes hundreds of seizures per month, cognitive decline, and a 15–20 percent mortality rate. For nearly five decades, no treatment addressed the underlying cause — including two drugs approved in the past eight years, which could only partially suppress symptoms.

Updated May 30