Bioworld Financial Watch articles from July 2004

Bioworld Financial Watch archives from July 2004

Stock options update: FASB mulling, might delay decision.(Huge Comment Response)
July 5, 2004... Two years ago, the Financial Accounting Standards Board was said to be "moving quickly" on a proposal that would call for listing employee stock options as expenses like any other among the company's profits and losses, rather than in footnotes...

Grants, contracts and award to biotech companies: April 1--June 30, 2004.
July 5, 2004... Grants, Contracts And Awards To Biotech Companies: April 1 - June 30, 2004 Company * Funding Amount (Country; Symbol) Institution (M) Aastrom National Cancer $0.12...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
July 5, 2004... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close 6/25 7/2 Aastrom Biosci ASTM 0.92 0.9 Abgenix ABGX...

Big news, little news: both might affect industry, or not: how hard is war on IPOs?
July 12, 2004... It's been a riddle for pundits to argue over: How much do national and world events keep the biotechnology market down? Or, put another way: How bad would it have been otherwise? Big, favorable news out of the American Society of Clinical...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
July 12, 2004... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) GTC Biothera 25.00 Acusphere 1.37 Acusphere 21.44 Valentis 1.32 Valentis 18.97 Eyetech 0.97...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
July 12, 2004... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Alliance -50.00 ImClone Sys -6.56 Deltagen -30.38 Idexx Labs -4.72 Corcept -24.03 ICOS -4.69 DOR BioPharma...

Public financing of biotechnology: June 2004.
July 12, 2004... I. COMMENCED TRADING IN JUNE Company Date Date Shares/ Price Shares (Symbol) (#) Filed Comm. Units Out (M) (M) (@) ...

Other financings of public biotechnology companies: June 2004.
July 12, 2004... Other Financings Of Public Biotechnology Companies: June 2004 TOTAL: $726.57M Company Type Of Number Of Amount (Symbol) (#) Financing Shares, Units Raised ...

Venture capital and corporate investments in biotechnology companies: June 2004.
July 12, 2004... I. FINANCING OF PRIVATE BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES: $380.65M Company Location Date Amt. (M) Affitech A/S Oslo, Norway 6/7/04 NOK30 ...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
July 12, 2004... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close % Change Vol 6/10 6/18 WK YTD (000) Aastrom Biosci ASTM 0.9 ...

PPARs show diabetes promise; regulator caution slows work.
July 19, 2004... Among the army of acronyms that marches across the pages of biomedical research reports is PPAR, standing for "perixosome proliferator-activated receptor," which entered the limelight earlier this month as a result of a ruling from an outfit...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
July 19, 2004... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Vernalis 63.41 Genzyme 4.79 Northwest BioThera 50.00 Connetics Corp. 3.48 CytRx 41.58 Pharma Prod...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
July 19, 2004... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Avax Technol -31.82 OSI Pharma -7.14 Deltagen -27.27 Pharmion -6.52 Cygnus -25.00 Eyetech -4.90...

Clinical trials update: June 2004.
July 19, 2004... Clinical trials update: June 2004 Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE Abbott Humira Adalimumab; fully human Laboratories (FDA-approved) antibody designed to...

Non-U.S. clinical trials, regulatory submissions, recommendations and approvals: June 2004.
July 19, 2004... Non-U.S. Clinical Trials, Regulatory Submissions, Recommendations And Approvals: June 2004 Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE Abbott Humira Adalimumab; fully...

FDA submissions, approvals and other actions: June 2004.
July 19, 2004... FDA Submissions, Approvals And Other Actions: June 2004 Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE Biogen Idec Inc. Antegren Humanized monoclonal (BIIB)and Elan ...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
July 19, 2004... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close % Change Vol 6/10 6/18 WK YTD (000) Aastrom Biosci ASTM 0.85 ...

HIV drugs making progress, but global disease 'out of control'.(Gauging The Fight Against AIDS)
July 26, 2004... Speaking at the 15th International AIDS Conference earlier this month, Jim Yong Kim, director of the department of HIV/AIDS at the World Health Organization, listed recent global HIV efforts and said there is "real hope that treatment can...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
July 26, 2004... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) NitroMed 190.17 NitroMed 11.22 Deltagen 50.00 Immtech 3.19 Immtech ...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
July 26, 2004... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Durect -48.62 Invitrogen -12.08 Imcor -35.00 ImClone Sys -10.97 Biomira...

U.S. public offering performance by underwriter: Jan. 1-July 16, 2004 *.
July 26, 2004... U.S. Public Offering Performance By Underwriter: Jan. 1-July 16, 2004 * Underwriter Biotechnology Date Company Priced (Symbol) ...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
July 26, 2004... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close 7/16 7/23 Aastrom Biosci ASTM 0.89 0.87 Abgenix ...