uniQure (QURE) Stock Surges 36% Following FDA Official’s Departure
uniQure's shares skyrocketed 36% after Vinay Prasad, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, announced his departure. Prasad had overseen the regulatory handling of uniQure's Huntington's disease drug AMT-130, which faced scrutiny for alleged data manipulation in its phase 1/2 trial.
RBC Capital upgraded QURE from Sector Perform to Outperform, raising its price target from $11 to $35. The news also lifted other biotech stocks, with REGENXBIO (RGNX) gaining 13% and Biohaven (BHVN) up 23%.
The FDA had previously rejected AMT-130, citing concerns over natural history data comparisons and demanding a costly phase 3 trial. uniQure has a Type B meeting scheduled for Q2 2026 to address these issues.