Bioworld Financial Watch articles from January 2006

Bioworld Financial Watch archives from January 2006

Revlimid approval puts Celgene in MDS competition.(Analysts: Takeover Still Unlikely)
January 2, 2006... Ensuring a happier new year for Celgene Corp., the FDA gave marketing clearance to the company's Revlimid (lenalidomide, a derivative of Thalomid, the company's brand name for thalidomide) to treat severe anemia associated with myelodysplastic...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
January 2, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) NeoPharm 35.72 Compugen 27.16 Repligen 25.39 Interleukin 23.56 Transgenomic 16.48 Regeneron 15.55...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
January 2, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Large Scale -42.11 MacroChem -33.33 Cellegy Pharma -31.58 Alliance -25.00 Alteon -21.74 Access Pharma -17.46...

Biotech mergers and acquisitions: Sept. 29-Dec. 28, 2005 (#).
January 2, 2006... Biotech Mergers And Acquisitions: Sept. 29-Dec. 28, 2005 (#) I. COMPLETED MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Company Acquired By Acquired * Or Merged With * Date Date (Country; Symbol) (Country; Symbol)...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
January 2, 2006... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Close Close Company Symbol 12/23 12/30 Aastrom Biosci ASTM 2.24 2.11 Abgenix ABGX 21.48 21.49...

Trubion's anti-CD20 SMIP platform: 'best thing ever'?(Potential $840M Deal With Wyeth)
January 9, 2006... Last week's potential $840 million deal garnered by Trubion Pharmaceuticals Inc. from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. drew attention not only to big pharma's abiding interest in the "right" platform but to an increasingly popular target: the CD20...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
January 9, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Nuvelo 59.68 Miravant 57.89 MacroChem 35.71 Sima Thera 32.01 InSite Vision 25.30 Pharsight 23.53 Sonus Pharma 23.06...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
January 9, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Large Scale -45.45 Immune Resp -25.00 Aphton -14.71 Access Pharma -13.46 Cellegy Pharma -11.54 XenoPort -10.97 Affymetrix -9.38...

Public financing of biotechnology: December 2005.
January 9, 2006... I. COMMENCED TRADING IN DECEMBER Company Date Date Shares/ Price (Symbol) (#) Filed Comm. Units (M) INITIAL OFFERINGS BioAlliance ...

Other financings of public biotechnology companies: December 2005.
January 9, 2006... Other Financings Of Public Biotechnology Companies: December 2005 TOTAL: $755.8M Company Type Of Number Of Amount (Symbol) (#) Financing Shares, Units Raised ...

Venture capital and corporate investments in biotechnology companies: December 2005.
January 9, 2006... I. FINANCING OF PRIVATE BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES: $314.9M Company Location Date Amt. (M) Acologix Inc. Hayward, Calif. 12/20/05 $25.3 AngioChem Laval, Quebec 12/12/05 C$6...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
January 9, 2006... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close % Vol 12/30 1/6 Change YTD (000) ...

Amira's three-way 'package' deal could help form others.(JPMorgan Healthcare Conference)
January 16, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- With about 7,000 attendees this year, powered by the strength of tradition (remember when it was "H&Q"?), the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference might be the mother of all such bank-sponsored events. But, in a certain way,...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
January 16, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Large Scale 100.00 Exact Sciences 68.00 Valentis 49.06 Emisphere 44.97 Favrille 39.79 AVI BioPharma 31.54 Manhattan Pharma...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
January 16, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Immune Resp -16.67 Aeolus -15.79 Helix Biomed -15.79 NitroMed -13.79 Transgenomic -12.87 Cyanotech -11.27 GenVec ...

Clinical trials update: December 2005.
January 16, 2006... Clinical Trials Update: December 2005 Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE Bayhill BHT-3009 Myelin basic protein- Therapeutics ...

Non-U.S. clinical trials and regulatory actions: December 2005.
January 16, 2006... Non-U.S. Clinical Trials And Regulatory Actions: December 2005 Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE Active Biotech 57-57 Product derived from AB (Sweden; ...

FDA submissions, approvals another cctions: December 2005.
January 16, 2006... FDA Submissions, Approvals And Other Actions: December 2005 Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) CANCER Adherex Eniluracil Oral dihydropyrimidine Technologies ...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
January 16, 2006... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies % Change Company Symbol Close Close Vol 1/6 1/13 ...

3Doing the buyout dance: Ligand pharma buzz, more.
January 23, 2006... Last week's agreement between Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Organon Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. to end their co-promotion deal for the oral morphine product Avinza renewed chatter related to Ligand's takeover prospects--and talk already was...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
January 23, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) AVI BioPharma 40.89 Avigen 28.75 DOR BioPharma 27.59 MannKind 26.88 Large Scale 25.00 Dynavax 23.73 Viragen ...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
January 23, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Exact Sciences -27.14 Miravant -22.22 Oxis Int'l -20.59 Immune Resp -20.00 Simulations Plus -17.61 Manhattan Pharma -14.63 XenoPort ...

Biotechnology company deals with other biotechnology companies: Oct. 27, 2005-Jan. 18, 2006.
January 23, 2006... Biotechnology Company Deals With Other Biotechnology Companies: Oct. 27, 2005-Jan. 18, 2006 Company * Company * Type/Product Area (Country; (Country; Symbol) Symbol) ACE ...

Biotechnology company deals with miscellaneous companies: Oct. 27, 2005-Jan. 18, 2006.
January 23, 2006... Biotechnology Company Deals With Miscellaneous Companies: Oct. 27, 2005-Jan. 18, 2006 Company * Company Type/Product Area (Country; Symbol) Amarillo Gesellschaft Fur Amarillo entered a deal with...

Manufacturing, marketing and distribution agreements between biotech companies: Oct. 27, 2005-Jan. 18, 2006.
January 23, 2006... Manufacturing, Marketing And Distribution Agreements Between Biotech Companies: Oct. 27, 2005-Jan. 18, 2006 Company * Company * Product (Country; (Country; Symbol) Symbol) Acambis plc ...

Biotech--biotech collaborations: modified and terminated agreements: Oct. 27, 2005-Jan. 18, 2006.
January 23, 2006... Biotech--Biotech Collaborations: Modified And Terminated Agreements: Oct. 27, 2005-Jan. 18, 2006 I. MODIFIED AGREEMENTS Company * Company * Change from original (Country; (Country; agreement...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
January 23, 2006... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies % Change Company Symbol Close Close WK YTD Vol 1/13 1/20 ...

Lilly ICOS faltering in BPH race; threshold moving on.
January 30, 2006... Say "tadalafil," and most industry observers will think "Cialis," from Lilly ICOS LLC, the joint venture between ICOS Corp. and Eli Lilly and Co., a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor for erectile dysfunction. That drug competes against...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
January 30, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Biotime 43.75 Alexion Pharma 6.68 Cellegy Pharma 39.58 Idexx Labs 5.10 Interleukin 34.66 Pharma Prod Devlp ...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
January 30, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Curis -26.56 Amgen -4.43 Emisphere -21.38 Affymetrix -2.88 Hemispherx -17.77 Serono ...

U.S. public offerings by underwriter: Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2005 *.
January 30, 2006... U.S. Public Offerings By Underwriter: Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2005 * Underwriter Biotechnology Date Offering Company Priced Price Per (Symbol) ...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
January 30, 2006... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close % 1/20 1/27 WK Aastrom Biosci ASTM 2.09 2.08 -0.48% Abgenix ...