Bioworld Financial Watch articles from April 2006

Bioworld Financial Watch archives from April 2006

'Chili pepper' receptor gains ground despite trial's fizzle.(Several Firms Working In Area)
April 3, 2006... When is a trial "failure" really a failure? "When the FDA says so," is the obvious and most important answer, but data last week from a Phase II study by Corgentech Inc. with its previously successful pain drug, ALGRX 4795, brought up...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
April 3, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Alliance 62.50 New River 2.41 Deltagen 51.43 Celgene 2.31 EpiCept 33.53 Amylin ...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
April 3, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Encysive Pharma -45.91 Encysive Pharma -4.15 Northwest BioThera -25.00 Neurocrine Biosci -4.01 Ortec Int'l -21.05 Cephalon ...

Biotech mergers and acquisitions: Dec. 29, 2005-March 29, 2006 (#).
April 3, 2006... Biotech Mergers And Acquisitions: Dec. 29, 2005-March 29, 2006# I. COMPLETED MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Company Acquired By Date Date Acquired * Or Merged With * Announced...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
April 3, 2006... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close % 3/24 3/31 WK Aastrom Biosci ASTM 2.05 2.03 -0.98% Abgenix ABGX...

Pharmacopeia's 'sudden' rise percolated for years: analyst.
April 10, 2006... Take a look at the one-year chart for Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery Inc.'s stock, and you'll see a steady climb upward with a particular spike recently, when the firm entered a juicy collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline plc. The overseas...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
April 10, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Alliance 223.08 Cel-Sci 104.11 Aphton 53.33 Epix Pharma 31.43 Dyadic 28.63 Immune Resp 27.27 Questcor Pharma 26.58...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
April 10, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Inhibitex -66.25 Cortex -48.57 Discovery Labs -40.52 Miravant -36.36 Incyte -34.55 Genelabs -31.35 Novavax ...

Public financing of biotechnology: March 2006.
April 10, 2006... I. COMMENCED TRADING IN MARCH Company Date Date Shares/ Price Shares (Symbol) (#) Filed Comm. Units (M) Out (M) (@) ...

Other financings of public biotechnology companies: March 2006.
April 10, 2006... Other Financings Of Public Biotechnology Companies: March 2006 TOTAL: $1.214.13M Company Type Of Number Of Amount (Symbol) (#) Financing Shares, Units Raised ...

Venture capital and other investments in private biotechnology companies: March 2006.
April 10, 2006... FINANCING OF PRIVATE BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES: $380.81M Company Location Date Amt. (M) ARCA Denver 3/2/06 $15 Discovery Inc. APT Tucson, Ariz. ...

Milestone payments from corporate partners: March 2006.
April 10, 2006... Milestone Payments From Corporate Partners: March 2006 TOTAL: $275.35 Year to Date: $384.03M Company Partner Amt. Triggering (Symbol) (#) * (Country) (M) Event AdipoGenix ...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
April 10, 2006... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close % Change Vol 3/31 4/7 (000) ...

Full disclosure key to avoid perils of market manipulation.(BIO 2006)
April 17, 2006... CHICAGO -- They call it "getting Fishered." Renovis Inc.'s president and CEO Corey Goodman described to listeners at a panel discussion during BIO 2006 the dramatic ride taken by his firm's stock as a result of what he called manipulation...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
April 17, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Matritech 37.36 Cortex 24.07 Aspreva 19.14 Unigene 17.06 Insmed 16.77 Diversa 11.39...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
April 17, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Corautus Genetics -72.94 Alliance -47.62 Aphton -21.74 Immune Resp -21.43 Inhibitex -18.78 Access Pharma -16.67...

Clinical trials update: March 2006.
April 17, 2006... Clinical Trials Update: March 2006 Company * (Country; Symbol) Product Description AUTOIMMUNE Alba AT1001 Oral zonulin receptor antagonist Therapeutics Corp. * Biogen Idec...

Non-U.S. clinical trials and regulatory actions: March 2006.
April 17, 2006... Non-U.S. Clinical Trials And Regulatory Actions: March 2006 Company * (Country; Symbol) Product Description AUTOIMMUNE Avidex Ltd. * RhuDex Small-molecule, T-cell (UK) ...

FDA submissions, approvals and other actions: March 2006.
April 17, 2006... FDA Submissions, Approvals And Other Actions: March 2006 Company * (Country; Symbol) Product Description AUTOIMMUNE Biogen Idec Tysabri Natalizumab; humanized Inc. (BIIB) and ...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
April 17, 2006... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close 4/7 4/13 Aastrom Biosci ASTM 1.64 1.64 Acadia ACAD 15.24...

Maturing industry still shivers at so-so bottom-line reports.(First-Quarter Earnings Roll In)
April 24, 2006... Gone are the sector-sensitive days when a failure (or a success) practically anywhere in biotechnology could send every other company's stock plunging (or skyrocketing). But something like that still happens to a lesser degree. Witness...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
April 24, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Helix Biomed 38.00 Illumina 6.09 Alliance 36.36 Cephalon 5.39 Zonagen ...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
April 24, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Gene Logic -30.34 Invitrogen -4.29 MacroChem -27.86 Affymetrix -3.93 Genelabs -21.19 ...

Biotechnology company deals with other biotechnology companies: Jan. 19-April 19, 2006.
April 24, 2006... Biotechnology Company Deals With Other Biotechnology Companies: Jan. 19-April 19, 2006 Company * Company * Type/Product Area (Country; (Country; Symbol) Symbol) Aastrom Orthovita...

Biotechnology company deals with miscellaneous companies: Jan. 19-April 19, 2006.
April 24, 2006... Biotechnology Company Deals With Miscellaneous Companies: Jan. 19-April 19, 2006 Company * Company Type/Product Area (Country; Symbol) Acorda Paul Royalty Paul Royalty purchased a...

Manufacturing, marketing and distribution agreements between biotech companies: Jan. 19-April 19, 2006.
April 24, 2006... Manufacturing, Marketing And Distribution Agreements Between Biotech Companies: Jan. 19-April 19, 2006 Company * Company * Product (Country; (Country; Symbol) Symbol) Affibody AB * Abcam...

Biotech--biotech collaborations: modified and terminated agreements: Jan. 19-April 19, 2006.
April 24, 2006... Biotech--Biotech Collaborations: Modified And Terminated Agreements: Jan. 19-April 19, 2006 I. MODIFIED AGREEMENTS Company * Company * Change from original (Country; (Country; agreement...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
April 24, 2006... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close 4/13 4/21 Aastrom Biosci ASTM 1.64 ...