Biogen BIIB announced that the FDA and EMA have accepted its regulatory filings seeking label expansion for a higher dose of its blockbuster spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) drug Spinraza. This new proposed dosing regimen simplifies administration by offering two initial 50 mg doses spaced 14 days apart,

In a good-news-bad-news week for Biogen, the company will cut an undisclosed number of employees, just as a higher dose of its Ionis-partnered therapy Spinraza for spinal muscular atrophy will be considered by the FDA and EMA.