Bioworld Financial Watch articles from August 2007

Bioworld Financial Watch archives from August 2007

Roche trial pending, Amgen gets CMS' word on payouts.(Feds 'Copped Out,' Says Analyst)
August 6, 2007... As Amgen Inc. gears up for its legal skirmish over Mircera, the erythropoietin stimulating agent (ESA) from F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week issued its edict on reimbursement for the class of...

Public financing of biotechnology: July 2007.
August 6, 2007... Public Financing Of Biotechnology: July 2007 I. COMMENCED TRADING IN JULY Company Date Date Shares/ Price (Symbol) # Filed Comm. Units (M) INITIAL OFFERINGS ImaRx 5/4 7/25 3S $5...

Other financings of Public Biotechnology Companies: July 2007.
August 6, 2007... Other Financings Of Public Biotechnology Companies: July 2007. Total: $370.55 Company (Symbol) Type Of Number Of Amount Raised # Financing Shares, Units (M) Or...

Venture capital and other investments in private biotechnology companies: July 2007.
August 6, 2007... Venture Capital And Other Investments In Private Biotechnology Companies: July 2007. FINANCING OF PRIVATE BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES: $430.1M Company Location Date Amt. (M) Abeome Corp. Athens, Ga. 7/9 ...

Milestone payments from corporate partners: July 2007.
August 6, 2007... Milestone Payments From Corporate Partners: July 2007 TOTAL: $182.65M Year to Date: $649.70M Company (Symbol) Partner Amt. Triggering Details (Date) # * (Country) (M) Event Acadia ...

Money raised by biotech in 2007: January-July.
August 6, 2007... Money Raised By Biotech In 2007: January-July Type of January February March April May financing Public 573.50 655.36 174.05 559.13 1,257.45 offerings Private 518.65 763.50 ...

BioWorld Stock Indicator, Nasdaq Biotech Index 2007.
August 6, 2007... These graphs compare the performance of the biotech stocks for all of 2007 using two different measures. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] The BioWorld Stock Indicator measures the average percent change year to date for the 276 U.S. biotech and...

BioWorld stock report for Public Biotechnology Companies.
August 6, 2007... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close %Change Vol 7/27 8/03 WK YTD (000) Aastrom Biosci ASTM 1.23 ...

Analyst: gene therapy holds promise, despite trial death.(Drug Draws U.S. Patients To China)
August 13, 2007... July's death of a patient in Targeted Genetics Inc.'s halted Phase I/II trial of the arthritis drug tgAAC94 shone the spotlight--unfavorably, again--on gene therapy, dragging all involved companies out for inspection. And it gave many investors...

Clinical trials update: July 2007.
August 13, 2007... Clinical Trials Update: July 2007 Company * (Country; Product Description Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE Anesiva Inc. (ANSV) Adlea Long-acting, non-opioid candidate Barrier...

Non-U.S. Clinical trials and regulatory actions: July 2007.
August 13, 2007... Non-U.S. Clinical Trials And Regulatory Actions: July 2007 Company * Product Description (Country;Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE Elan Corp. plc Tysabri Natalizumab; (Ireland; NYSE:ELN) (FDA-approved)...

FDA submissions, approvals and other actions: July 2007.
August 13, 2007... FDA Submissions, Approvals And Other Actions: July 2007 Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE Targeted tgAAC94 Uses an Genetics Corp. adeno-associated...

Bioworld stock report for public Biotechnology companies.
August 13, 2007... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close %Change Vol 8/3 8/10 WK YTD (000) Aastrom Biosci ASTM 1.17 ...

Players still trying to widen market for migraine therapy.(Pozen Stumbles, Endo Delayed)
August 20, 2007... As one of the latest efforts to stir the stagnated migraine market - Pozen Inc.'s combination therapy Trexima, which pairs sumatriptan with the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug naproxen - continues to have trouble, Endo Pharmaceuticals...

Biotechnology company deals with other Biotechnology Companies: June 21 - Aug. 16,2007.(Table)
August 20, 2007... Biotechnology Company Deals With Other Biotechnology Companies: June 21 - Aug. 16, 2007 Company * (Country; Company * (Country; Type/Product Area Symbol) Symbol) Abraxis BioScience Biocon Ltd. * Licensing...

Biotechnology Company deals with Miscellaneous companies: June 21 - Aug. 16, 2007.(Table)
August 20, 2007... Biotechnology Company Deals With Miscellaneous Companies: June 21 - Aug. 16, 2007 Company * Company Type/Product Terms/Details (Country; Area (Date) Symbol) Cepheid Northrup...

Manufacturing, marketing and distribution agreements between biotech companies: June 21 Aug. 16, 2007.(Table)
August 20, 2007... Manufacturing, Marketing And Distribution Agreements Between Biotech Companies: June 21 Aug. 16, 2007 Company * Company * Type/Product Area (Country; (Country; Symbol) Symbol) Abraxis ...

Biotech-biotech collaborations: modified agreements: June 21 - Aug. 16, 2007.(Table)
August 20, 2007... Biotech-Biotech Collaborations: Modified Agreements: June 21 - Aug. 16, 2007 Company * Company Type/Product Terms/Details (Country; (Country; Area (Date) Symbol) Symbol) I....

BioWorld stock report for Public Biotechnology Companies.(Table)
August 20, 2007... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close %Change Vol 8/10 8/17 WK YTD (000) Aastrom Biosci ASTM 1.24 ...

Growing AF market players still in line: who will lead?(Cardiome, P&G, Others Jostle)
August 27, 2007... Cardiome Pharma Corp.'s strong Phase III data in June with intravenous vernakalant for atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery may have opened the door for off-label use in new-onset AF, and...

Collaborations between Biotech and Pharmaceutical Companies: June 29 - Aug. 16, 2007.
August 27, 2007... Biotech Co. * Pharma Co. Type/Product Area (Country; Symbol) (Country) Abraxis BioScience Watson Abraxis acquired a Inc. (ABBI) Pharmaceuticals sterile injectable Inc....

Manufacturing, marketing and distribution agreements between Biotech and Pharmaceutical Companies: June 29 - Aug. 16, 2007.
August 27, 2007... Manufacturing, marketing and Distribution Agreements Between Biotech And Pharmaceutical Companies: June 29 - Aug. 16, 2007 # Biotech Co. * Pharma Co. Type/Product Area (Country; (Country) Symbol) Affymetrix ...

Biotech-big Pharma collaborations: Modified and Terminated Agreements, June 29 - Aug. 16, 2007.
August 27, 2007... Biotech-Big Pharma Collaborations: Modified and Terminated Agreements, June 29 - Aug. 16, 2007 # I. MODIFIED AGREEMENTS Biotech Co. * Pharma Co. Change from original (Country; Symbol) (Country) agreement ...

BioWorld Stock report for public Biotechnology Companies.
August 27, 2007... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close %Change Vol 8/17 8/24 WK YTD (000) Aastrom Biosci ASTM 1.12 ...