NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC. (NASDAQ:NBIX) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 13, 2017, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) announced it had completed the screening process and initiated hiring the Company’s field-based sales representatives of approximately 140 professionals. Neurocrine already has in place the remainder of the core commercial infrastructure necessary to launch INGREZZA^TM (valbenazine).

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Specifically, the risks and uncertainties the Company faces include risks that the INGREZZA NDA may not obtain regulatory approval from the FDA for tardive dyskinesia or such approval may be delayed or conditioned; risks that additional regulatory submissions may not occur or be submitted in a timely manner; risks that the FDA or regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may make adverse decisions regarding INGREZZA; risks that ongoing INGREZZA development activities may be delayed for regulatory or other reasons; risks that ongoing or future INGREZZA clinical trials fail to demonstrate that INGREZZA is safe, tolerable or effective, or may not be predictive of real-world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; risks that INGREZZA may be precluded from commercialization by the proprietary rights of third parties, or have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuse; risks associated with the Company’s dependence on third parties for development and manufacturing activities related to INGREZZA; risks that the Company will be unable to raise additional funding, if required, to complete development of or commercialize INGREZZA; risks and uncertainties relating to competitive products and technological changes that may limit demand for INGREZZA; and other risks described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K. The Company disclaims any obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

About NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC. (NASDAQ:NBIX)

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. is engaged in the development of pharmaceutical products focused on neurological and endocrine-based diseases and disorders. The Company’s two lead late-stage clinical programs are Elagolix, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist for women’s health that is partnered with AbbVie Inc. (AbbVie), and NBI-98854 (valbenazine), a vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor for the treatment of movement disorders. The Company focuses on developing NBI-640756 against Essential tremor. Its research and development focuses on addressing diseases and disorders of the central nervous and endocrine systems, which include therapeutic categories ranging from hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) disorders to stress-related disorders and neurological/neuropsychiatric diseases. Its Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF) is a hypothalamic hormone released directly into the hypophyseal portal vasculature.

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