BioNotebook: Savara, Avanir, Raptor, TetraLogic
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Executive Summary
Savara's AeroVanc gets QIDP, fast-track nods; Avanir's AVP-923 fails in Phase II MS pain study; Raptor advances Procysbi for mitochondrial disorders; and TetraLogic resizes IPO.
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