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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) announced the initiation of dosing in the BRAVE study, a global Phase 3 clinical trial. The BRAVE study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of omaveloxolone in children with Friedreich ataxia (FA) between the ages of 2 to <16. Both non-ambulatory and ambulatory participants may qualify for the study. Participants will be randomized 2:1 to receive omaveloxolone or placebo once a day for 52 weeks before having the opportunity to move into the open-label extension (OLE). Currently, omaveloxolone is commercialized under the brand name SKYCLARYS^® in over 40 countries, including in the U.S. and the European Union, and is the only approved product for FA in adults and adolescents aged 16 years and older.

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, June 18, 2025 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), the world leader in particle accelerator technology and electron beam and X-ray solutions for industrial advanced irradiation, announced today it has signed a contract with Steri-Tek, a growing irradiation services provider, to install a fully-integrated Be Wide X-ray Solution.

Cardiff, United Kingdom – 18 June 2025 – Draig Therapeutics (“Draig”), a clinical-stage company aiming to transform the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases, today launches from stealth having raised a total of $140 million (£107 million) in the last nine months. The oversubscribed Series A financing was led by Access Biotechnology, with participation from Canaan Partners, SR One, Sanofi Ventures, Schroders Capital along with seed investors SV Health Investors, which co-founded the company, and ICG.

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HUNTSVILLE, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This press release has been updated to reflect the correct timing of the funding round.