Ramaswamy's Axovant Alzheimer drug fails, stock crashes 75% after pump-and-dump

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Actors:Vivek Ramaswamy, Axovant Sciences, Roivant Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline
2017-09-26 · 1 min read

Vivek Ramaswamy's Axovant Sciences announced its Alzheimer's drug intepirdine failed clinical trials, causing the stock to crash 75% in one day from $200 to eventually 40 cents. Ramaswamy had sold $40 million of his personal stake at the peak while hyping the drug in media. The drug had already failed four GlaxoSmithKline trials before Axovant bought it for $5 million, fleecing thousands of retail investors in what critics called a pump-and-dump scheme.

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  1. Vivek Ramaswamy Is a Fraud—and Always Has BeenNewsweek(2023-08-16)
  2. Billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy is a Wall Street speculator accused of pump-and-dump schemesGeopolitical Economy Report(2024-12-27)
  3. Vivek Ramaswamy's push for FDA changes could boost his wealthThe Washington Post(2024-11-25)