Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR) Surges After FAMPYRA Backed in Europe

May 20, 2011 8:50 AM EDT
Shares of Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) are surging after the company and Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced that FAMPYRA has been granted a positive opinion for conditional approval from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use.

Biogen Idec expects that a conditional marketing authorization for FAMPYRA should be granted within 67 days.

Marketing Approval in Europe Would Trigger $25 Million Payment to Acorda from Biogen Idec.

Shares of Acorda Therapeutics are surging 25% in pre-open trade to $33.34.


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