Cambridge-based Biogen (Nasdaq: BIIB) disclosed Thursday morning that it's stopping development of its widely watched Alzheimer's drug candidate, aducanumab, after independent tests showed it was likely to fail. Biogen stock plunged by nearly 30 percent following the news, slashing nearly $18 billion off of its market cap as of 2:30 p.m.
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