Bioworld Financial Watch articles from March 2006

Bioworld Financial Watch archives from March 2006

Analyst: Dacogen will take first position in MDS race.(Approval Expected By May 15)
March 6, 2006... With approval of Dacogen (decitabine), the injectable drug for myelodysplastic syndromes from MGI Pharma Inc. and SuperGen Inc. expected May 15, analysts continue to weigh the compound's chances against Vidaza (azacitidine), Pharmion Inc.'s...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
March 6, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Titan Pharma 71.48 Cephalon 6.09 Sirna Thera 38.06 Celgene 3.19 Carrington 34.44...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
March 6, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) (By Dollars) Nastech -31.28 Nastech -6.50 NitroMed -26.97 Affymetrix -4.95 Immune Resp -25.00 Biogen...

Collaborations between biotechnology companies and government/nonprofit institutions: Nov. 16, 2005-March 1, 2006.
March 6, 2006... Collaborations Between Biotechnology Companies And Government/Nonprofit Institutions: Nov. 16, 2005-March 1, 2006 Company * University/ Type Of (Country; Symbol) Nonprofit@ Agreement Acceptys...

BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies.
March 6, 2006... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close 2/24 3/3 Aastrom Biosci ASTM 1.82 1.72 Abgenix ABGX 22.18 22.29...

Devil's in the details when writing convertibles terms.(Using A Good Instrument Wisely)
March 13, 2006... Biotech companies, heavy with PhDs studying the safety and efficacy of experimental compounds, would do well to balance the same two factors in their financing instruments, said Brendan Dyson, who specializes in convertible securities in Piper...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
March 13, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Cortex 67.39 Tapestry Pharma 45.00 AutoImmune 43.62 Access Pharma 36.36 Kosan 21.12 CancerVax 18.32 Biopure 17.92...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
March 13, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) NPS Pharma -40.42 Northwest BioThera -33.93 Titan Pharma -23.61 Hana Bioscience -22.12 Neose Technol -21.37 Zonagen -18.73...

Public financing of biotechnology: February 2006.
March 13, 2006... Public Financing Of Biotechnology: February 2006 I. COMMENCED TRADING IN FEBRUARY Company Date Date Shares/ Price Shares (Symbol) (#) Filed Comm. Units (M) Out ...

Other financings of public biotechnology companies: February 2006.
March 13, 2006... Other Financings Of Public Biotechnology Companies: February 2006 TOTAL: $532.47M Company Type Of Number Of Amount (Symbol) # Financing Shares, Units Raised ...

Venture capital and other investments in private biotechnology companies: February 2006.
March 13, 2006... Venture Capital and Other Investments in Private Biotechnology Companies: February 2006. FINANCING OF PRIVATE BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES: $306.3M Company Location Date Amt. (M) Acologix Inc. ...

Milestone payments from corporate partners: February 2006.
March 13, 2006... Milestone Payments From Corporate Partners: February 2006 TOTAL: $64.88M Year to Date: $108.68M Company Partner Amt. Triggering (Symbol) #* (Country) (M) Event Arena ...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
March 13, 2006... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies % Change Company Symbol Close Clos WK YTD Vol 3/3 3/10 ...

Mixed data with Albuferon puts spotlight on HCV bids.
March 20, 2006... The developing hot therapeutic zone of hepatitis C virus generated encouraging news, though Wall Street proved lukewarm when Human Genome Sciences Inc. offered interim Phase II data showing Albuferon (albumin-interferon alpha 2b), given with...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
March 20, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Questcor Pharma 42.59 Ortec Int'l 34.78 Generex Biotech 33.64 EpiCept 28.62 Novavax 28.22 InSite Vision 27.39 Cortex 26.75...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
March 20, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) ViroPharma -42.48 Neose Technol -16.11 Human Genome Sci -14.49 NeoPharm -12.72 Embrex -12.33 VaxGen -11.42 North Amer Scien...

Clinical trials update: February 2006.
March 20, 2006... Clinical Trials Update: February 2006 Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE CombinatoRx CRx-140 Combination of low dose Inc. (CRXX) of cyclosporine...

Non-U.S. clinical trials and regulatory actions: February 2006.
March 20, 2006... Non-U.S. Clinical Trials And Regulatory Actions: February 2006 Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE BioMS MBP8298 Synthetic peptide Medical Corp. (Canada;...

FDA submissions, approvals and other actions: February 2006.
March 20, 2006... FDA Submissions, Approvals And Other Actions: February 2006 Company * Product Description (Country; Symbol) AUTOIMMUNE Biogen Idec Tysabri Natalizumab; humanized Inc. (BIIB) and ...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
March 20, 2006... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close % Change Vol 3/10 3/17 WK YTD (000) Aastrom Biosci ASTM ...

Gender-specific approach could be CTI's new ticket.('A Whole New Area Of Medicine')
March 27, 2006... "Women's health" has not been a wildly popular phrase in biotechnology, probably because most of the industry prefers to go after lucrative diseases that strike across gender (and, for that matter, race) boundaries. Smaller firms such as...

Money raised by biotech in 2006 vs. 2005.
March 27, 2006... Money Raised By Biotech In 2006 Vs. 2005 Public/ Private Public Other * Biotechs Offerings Jan. 1-March 23, 2005: $4,023.75M 1,642 1,072 ...

10 biggest U.S. gainers for the week.
March 27, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. GAINERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Northwest BioThera 66.67 Dyadic 37.63 Boston Life 29.07 Avant Immuno 28.50 Acacia--Combim 27.14 Generex Biotech 26.53...

10 biggest U.S. losers for the week.
March 27, 2006... 10 BIGGEST U.S. LOSERS FOR THE WEEK (By Percent) Antigenics -49.75 Idenix -29.55 Transgenomic -22.35 Ciphergen -19.91 Access Pharma -16.22 Sequenom -14.29...

Grants, contracts and awards to biotech companie: Dec. 1, 2005-March 22, 2006.
March 27, 2006... Grants, Contracts And Awards To Biotech Companies: Dec. 1, 2005-March 22, 2006 Company * Funding Amount (Country; Symbol) Institution (M) Advanced Life National...

BioWorld stock report for public biotechnology companies.
March 27, 2006... BioWorld Stock Report For Public Biotechnology Companies Company Symbol Close Close 3/17 3/24 Aastrom Biosci ASTM 1.74 2.05 Abgenix ...