Shares of Theravance Biopharma rapidly declined after the company announced a Phase III cardiac drug failed to meet the study’s primary endpoint and a significant shift in its R&D efforts that resulted in a 75 percent staff termination.

Abbott announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the TactiCath Contact Force Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled, a new ablation catheter designed to help physicians accurately and effectively treat atrial fibrillation (AFib).