Bioworld Financial Watch articles from December 2005

Bioworld Financial Watch archives from December 2005

Gauging state of European biotechnology VC industry.(Building Europe's Silicon Valley)(Industry Overview)
December 5, 2005... LILLE, France -- The night before the ninth annual European Biotech Crossroads conference was to officially begin here, it snowed--big, fat flakes that floated down from a black sky. But the weather was too warm, and all those flakes turned...

Grants, contracts and awards to biotech companies: Sept. 23-Nov. 30, 2005.
December 5, 2005... Grants, Contracts And Awards To Biotech Companies: Sept. 23-Nov. 30, 2005 Company * Funding Amount (Country; Symbol) Institution (M) Aastrom National Institutes $0.79...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
December 5, 2005... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close 11/23 12/2 Aastrom Biosci ASTM 2.07 2.11 Abgenix ABGX 13.36 14.07...

"Devil in details" of CMS demo project for 2006.(Hard Road For Cancer Drug Reimbursement?)
December 12, 2005... The "Quality of Care Demo Project" might sound like a slide show put together by some customer service department for employees to sit through, but the program turns out to be something a little more valuable. Potentially, at least. ...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
December 12, 2005... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Neose Technol 34.66 Cephalon 4.57 Unigene 28.49 XenoPort 2.79 Questcor Pharma 25.81 Pharma Prod Devlp 2.61...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
December 12, 2005... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) VioQuest -33.33 Genentech -2.84 Access Pharma -20.45 United Thera -2.79 Tapestry Pharma -17.95 Amgen ...

Public financing of biotechnology: November 2005.
December 12, 2005... Public Financing Of Biotechnology: November 2005 I. COMMENCED TRADING IN NOVEMBER Company Date Date Shares/ Price (Symbol)# Filed Comm. Units (M) INITIAL OFFERINGS Biotec...

Other financings of public biotechnology companies: November 2005.
December 12, 2005... Other Financings Of Public Biotechnology Companies: November 2005 TOTAL: $503.35M Company Type Of Number Of (Symbol) # Financing Shares, Units Or...

Venture capital and corporate investments in biotechnology companies: November 2005.
December 12, 2005... These graphs compare the performance of the biotech stocks for all of 2005 using two different measures. [GRAPHS OMITTED] The BioWorld Stock Indicator measures the average percent change year to date in the 262 U.S. biotech and...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
December 12, 2005... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close % 12/2 12/9 WK Aastrom Biosci ASTM 2.11 2.21 4.74% Abgenix ...

Myogen phase III data sets stage for PAH marketing war.(Another Set Of Results Yet To Report)
December 19, 2005... Flashback to June: Pfizer Inc.'s Revatio-based on sildenafil, the same active ingredient that made Viagra such a winner for males with erectile problems--wins FDA clearance for pulmonary arterial hypertension. Industry observers begin...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
December 19, 2005... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Myogen 63.52 Abgenix 52.19 La Jolla Pharma 37.31 Arena 28.87 Insmed 27.59 Indevus 26.95 Xcyte Therapies 23.08...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
December 19, 2005... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Ciphergen -47.98 SciClone -44.72 Encysive Pharma -37.21 OraSure Tech -33.18 Tercica -29.65 Kosan -24.77 Large Scale -24.12...

Clinical trials update: November 2005.
December 19, 2005... Clinical Trials Update: November 2005 Company * (Country; Symbol) Product Description AUTOIMMUNE Androclus AT-001 Short synthetic peptide derived Therapeutics (dnaJP1) ...

Non-U.S. clinical trials and regulatory actions.
December 19, 2005... Non-U.S. Clinical Trials And Regulatory Actions: November 2005 Company * (Country; Symbol) Product Description AUTOIMMUNE GW Sativex Spray formulation of cannabis...

FDA submissions, approvals and other actions.
December 19, 2005... FDA Submissions, Approvals And Other Actions: November 2005 Company * (Country; Symbol) Product Description AUTOIMMUNE Biogen Idec Tysabri Natalizumab; humanized monoclonal Inc. (BIIB)...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
December 19, 2005... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Symbol Close Close % Change Vol Company 12/9 12/16 WK YTD (000) Aastrom Biosci ASTM 2.21 ...

Integrase inhibitors: next big wave in HIV therapy?('Phenomenal' Early Data At ICAAC)
December 26, 2005... When spoken, "ICAAC" might sound like a cat coughing up a hairball, but the well-known acronym for the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy--held yearly by the American Society for Microbiology--often means plenty of...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
December 26, 2005... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Biotime 47.83% Cellegy Pharma 33.33% Exact Sciences 26.82% Atherogenics 26.36% Simulations Plus 24.04% Alteon 21.05%...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
December 26, 2005... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Large Scale -85.27% Pharmacyclics -60.98% Immune Resp -40.00% Avax Technol -16.67% Neose Technol -16.17% La Jolla Pharma -15.87%...

Collaborations between Biotech and pharmaceutical companies: Oct. 20-Dec. 22, 2005 (#).
December 26, 2005... Collaborations Between Biotech And Pharmaceutical Companies: Oct. 20-Dec. 22, 2005 (#) Biotech Co. * (Country; Pharma Co. Symbol) (Country) Type/Product Area Affectis NV Organon ...

Manufacturing, marketing and distribution agreements between Biotech and pharmaceutical companies: Oct. 20-Dec. 22, 2005(#).
December 26, 2005... Manufacturing, Marketing And Distribution Agreements Between Biotech And Pharmaceutical Companies: Oct. 20-Dec. 22, 2005 (#) Biotech Co. * (Country; Pharma Co. Symbol) (Country) Product Acorda ...

Biotech-big pharma collaborations: modified and terminated agreements, Oct. 19-Dec. 22, 2005 (#).
December 26, 2005... Biotech--Big Pharma Collaborations: Modified And Terminated Agreements, Oct. 19-Dec. 22, 2005# I. MODIFIED AGREEMENTS Biotech Co. * (Country; Pharma Co. Change from original Symbol) (Country) ...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
December 26, 2005... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Close Close Company Symbol 12/16 12/23 Aastrom Biosci ASTM 2.21 2.24 Abgenix ABGX 21.52 21.48...