Bioworld Financial Watch articles from July 2008

Bioworld Financial Watch archives from July 2008

Miscommunication matters: Vanda falls despite success.(Lessons in Expectation Management)(Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
July 7, 2008... When Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. released Phase III data showing that insomnia drug tasimelteon (VEC-162) met its primary endpoint of improving short-term sleep onset, the company's stock popped in early trading only to fall more than 15 percent...

Money raised by biotech in 2008 vs. 2007.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Money Raised By Biotech In 2008 Vs. 2007 Jan. 1 - July 2, Jan. 1 - July 5, 2008: $5,957.19M 2007: $17,397.33M Public Offerings 1,471 3,788 Public/Other* ...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.(Statistical table)(Brief article)(Company rankings)
July 7, 2008... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Acusphere 38.00 United Therapeutics 6.26 deCODE genetics 35.56 Genentech 5.22 Maxygen 29.80 Myriad Genetics 4.95...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.(Statistical table)(Brief article)(Company rankings)
July 7, 2008... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Titan Pharma -44.93 XenoPort -3.03 Favrille -28.57 Idera Pharma -2.38 SuperGen -23.96 Biodel -2.19...

Public financing of biotechnology: June 2008.(Statistical table)
July 7, 2008... I. COMMENCED TRADING IN JUNE Company Date Date Shares/ Price Shares (Symbol) # Filed Comm. Units (M) Out (M) @ INITIAL OFFERINGS PCI...

Other financings of public biotechnology companies: June 2008.(Market share report)(Table)
July 7, 2008... Other Financings of Public Biotechnology Companies: June 2008 TOTAL: $310.35M Company Type Of Number Amount Investors; (Symbol) # Financing Of Raised Placement ...

Venture capital and other investments in private biotechnology companies: June 2008.(Table)
July 7, 2008... FINANCING OF PRIVATE BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES: $256M Company Location Date Amt. (M) AxoGen Inc. Alachua, 6/3 $7.5 Fla. BSP Ltd. Tel Aviv, 6/17 $2.6 ...

Milestone payments from corporate partners: June 2008.(Table)
July 7, 2008... Milestone Payments From Corporate Partners: June 2008 TOTAL: $24.1M Year to Date: $210.72M Company Partner Amt. Details (Date) (Symbol) # * (Country) (M) CV TPG-Axon...

Money raised by biotech in 2008: January - June.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Money Raised By Biotech In 2008: January - June Type of January February March April May June Total Financing ($M) Public 413.6 689.9 89.9 0.0...

BioWorld Stock Indicator 2008, Nasdaq Biotech Index 2008.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... These graphs compare the performance of the biotech stocks for all of 2008 using two different measures. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] The BioWorld Stock Indicator measures the average percent change year to date in the 243...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.(Market share report)(Statistical table)
July 7, 2008... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close %Change Vol 6/27 7/03 WK YTD (000) Aastrom Biosci ASTM 0.35 0.37 5.71...

Personalized medicine battles for acceptance and funding.
July 14, 2008... In the last decade, personalized medicine has evolved into a complex field of diagnostics that are transforming patient treatment standards and promising to reduce the costs of health care. Before that, the phrase drummed up thoughts of a...

Money raised by biotech in 2008 vs. 2007.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Money Raised By Biotech In 2008 Vs. 2007 Jan. 1 - July 10, 2008: Jan. 1 - July 12, 2007: $6,317.76M $17,716.85M Public Offerings 1,483 3,862 ...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) SGX Pharma 95.51 Myriad Genetics 4.83 Bioheart Inc 69.51 Celgene 4.29 VioQuest Pharma 31.43 Affymax ...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Genitope -33.33 Illumina -4.08 CytRx -32.81 United Therapeutics -2.47 Oxis Intl. -25.00 AMAG...

Phase I clinical trials update: June 2008.(Statistical table)
July 14, 2008... Phase I Clinical Trials Update: June 2008 Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE Amgen Inc. Enbrel Etanercept (AMGN) (FDA- ...

Phase II clinical trials update: June 2008.(Statistical table)
July 14, 2008... Phase II Clinical Trials Update: June 2008 Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE Active Biotech AB RhuDex Small-molecule, T-cell (Sweden) and MediGene ...

Pivotal/phase III clinical trials update: June 2008.(Statistical table)
July 14, 2008... Pivotal/Phase III Clinical Trials Update: June 2008 Company * Product (Country; Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE Centocor CNTO 148 Inc. (unit of Johnson & Johnson) NicOx SA (France; ...

American Society of Clinical Oncology: June 2008.(Statistical table)
July 14, 2008... American Society of Clinical Oncology: June 2008 (This section includes news released during the ASCO meeting held May 30 through June 3 in Chicago.) Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) ...

13th congress of the European Hematology Association.(Statistical table)
July 14, 2008... 13th Congress of the European Hematology Association (This section includes news released during the meeting held June 12-15 in Copenhagen, Denmark.) Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) ...

Non-U.S. clinical trials and regulatory actions: June 2008.(Statistical table)
July 14, 2008... Non-U.S. Clinical Trials and Regulatory Actions: June 2008 Company * Product (Country; Symbol) CANCER Genzyme Corp. Mozobil (GENZ) Lorus LOR-2040 Therapeutics Inc. (Canada;...

FDA submissions, approvals and other actions: June 2008.(food and drug administration)(Statistical table)
July 14, 2008... FDA Submissions, Approvals and Other Actions: June 2008 Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE Centocor Inc. CNTO 148 Golimumab; monthly (unit of Johnson ...

Bioworld stock report for public biotechnology companies.(Statistical table)
July 14, 2008... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close %Change Vol 7/3 7/11 WK YTD (000) Aastrom Biosci ASTM 0.37 0.36...

Brain illness drug market largely shunned by investors.
July 21, 2008... The second fastest way to clear a room of venture capitalists and other investors is to announce a bomb threat or yell "fire." But the quickest way is to tell them you are a drug developer targeting traumatic brain injury (TBI) or stroke,...

Money raised by biotech in 2008 vs. 2007.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 21, 2008... Money Raised By Biotech In 2008 Vs. 2007 Jan. 1 - July 17, 2008: Jan. 1 - July 19, 2007: $6,665.31M $17,936.55M Public Offerings 1,483 ...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.(Table)(Brief article)
July 21, 2008... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Genitope 50.00 Sequenom 1.86 CytRx 20.93 Kinetic Concepts 1.46 EpiCept 19.23 Genzyme 1.27...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.(Table)(Brief article)
July 21, 2008... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Neurogen -46.08 Genentech -2.36 Cellegy Pharma -37.50 Illumina -1.20 EXACT Sciences -37.10 XenoPort ...

Biotechnology company deals with other biotechnology companies: June 20 - July 17, 2008.(Table)
July 21, 2008... Biotechnology Company Deals With Other Biotechnology Companies: June 20 - July 17, 2008 Company * Company * Type/Product Area (Country; (Country; Symbol) Symbol) ABL Patent Viralliance...

Manufacturing, marketing and distribution agreements between biotech companies: June 20 - July 17, 2008.(Table)
July 21, 2008... Manufacturing, Marketing And Distribution Agreements Between Biotech Companies: June 20 - July 17, 2008 Company * Company * Type/Product Area (Country; (Country; Symbol) Symbol) Alizyme...

Biotech--biotech collaborations: modified agreements: June 20 - July 17, 2008.(Table)
July 21, 2008... Biotech--Biotech Collaborations: Modified Agreements: June 20 - July 17, 2008 Company * Company Type/Product Area (Country; (Country; Symbol) Symbol) I. MODIFIED AGREEMENTS Cenix ...

Bioworld stock report for public biotechnology companies.(Statistical table)(Financial report)
July 21, 2008... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close Vol 7/11 7/18 WK YTD (000) Aastrom Biosci ASTM 0.36 0.36 ...

Cancer vaccine contenders lurk among the casualties.(Separating the Trees from the Forest)
July 28, 2008... Between the negative Phase III news on Oxford BioMedica plc's TroVax and the positive Phase III news on Biovest International Inc.'s BiovaxID, it's been a big month for cancer vaccines. Oxford saw its stock tumble 60 percent after an...

Money raised by biotech in 2008 vs. 2007.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 28, 2008... Money Raised By Biotech In 2008 Vs. 2007 Jan. 1 - July 17, 2008: Jan. 1 - July 26, 2007: $6,665,31M $18,126.20M Public Offerings 1,483 ...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 28, 2008... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) EpiCept 161.29 Genentech 20.61 Neose Technologies 85.19 Illumina 9.35 Cellegy Pharma 80.00 Biogen Idee...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 28, 2008... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Cepheid -39.18 Cepheid -11.37 Neurogen -36.36 Kinetic Concepts -5.01 North American Sci. -33.33 Pharma...

Collaborations between biotech and pharmaceutical companies: June 27 - July 17, 2008 #.(Table)
July 28, 2008... Collaborations Between Biotech and Pharmaceutical Companies: June 27 - July 17, 2008 # Biotech Co. * Pharma Co. Type/Product Area Terms/Details (Country; (Country) (Date) Symbol) Actelion...

Manufacturing, marketing and distribution agreements between biotech and pharmaceutical companies: June 27 - July 17, 2008 #.(Table)
July 28, 2008... Manufacturing, Marketing and Distribution Agreements Between Biotech and Pharmaceutical Companies: June 27 - July 17, 2008 #. Biotech Co. * Pharma Co. Type/Product Area Terms/Details (Date) (Country; (Country) Symbol) ...

Biotech - big pharma collaborations: modified and terminated agreements, June 27 - July 17, 2008 #.(Table)
July 28, 2008... Biotech - Big Pharma Collaborations: Modified and Terminated Agreements, June 27 - July 17, 2008 # I. MODIFIED AGREEMENTS Biotech Co. * Pharma Co. Change from Terms/Details (Date) (Country; (Country) ...

Clinical trial agreements: getting the site right.(Conference notes)
July 28, 2008... The daunting task of negotiating clinical trial agreements with huge drug and medical device firms are at the forefront for clinical investigators. Small drug companies now have a plethora of attorneys at their disposal. The wrong language in a...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.(Statistical table)
July 28, 2008... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close %Change Vol 7/18 7/25 WK YTD (000) Aastrom Biosci ASTM 0.36 0.37 ...