by Raynovich Rod | Jun 29, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals
Tech Wreck Part 2? Or Just Profit Taking. Sector Rotation Away from Large Cap Growth (QQQ) to Value (XLF) Volatility Returns Tech and biotech stocks were hit from sector rotation with the NASDAQ down 2.18 % to and the QQQ down 2% to $136.75 as of mid-day trading. This...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 27, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Genomics and the Future of Personalized Medicine and Diagnostics Description of Track The opening plenary of the Personalized Medicine & Diagnostics Track will feature J. Craig Venter, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the J. Craig Venter Institute,...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 26, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Big Data Provides Pathway to Precision Medicine Description of Track Speaker Atul Butte, MD,Ph.D. Director, UCSF Institute for Computational Health Sciences The remarkable ascent of Big Data for example from biomedical imaging, next generation sequencing and adjacent...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 22, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals
CAR-T Therapies on Solid Tumors Here is an excellent summary by BIOtechNow Editors on the application of CAR-T (Chimeric Antigen Receptor) T-Cell therapies on solid tumors. Up until now CAR-T shows great promise against blood cancers but challenges remain for solid...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 22, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals
6/27/17 Red Screen Day: Sell-Off in Biotechs Possibly Due to Senate Delay in Healthcare Vote IBB down 1.54% at $314.80. Momentum stocks are weak; NASDAQ down 1.2%. Take profits on XBI trade at $78 range after 34% move YTD. Allow time for arm twisting by Republicans...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 19, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals
Market Update 12n 6/20: Biotechs Continue to Rally IBB up 1.87% to $305.50; XBI up 1.93% to $75.60 As we have covered biotech ETFs in the past the XBI is one of our core positions for aggressive investors. It outperforms because of equally weighted positions where a...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 16, 2017 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals, Rayno Life Science Portfolio
Update-1 6/27/17 With the XBI up 34% YTD at $79.34, take a little off for future trades. ===== Rayno Life Science Portfolio 2017 YTD 6/15 Top winners YTD: BLUE up 78.9%,FMI up 121.5%,RHHBY up 13%, ABBV up 12.7%. Top Losers YTD: GILD down 9.5%, BMY down 7%. XBI up...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 11, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals
June 15-Update 2 after close…Biotechs Down with Techs-Red Screen Day Very few winners today: IBB down 0.77%, XBI down 1.36% to $71.55 near 52 week high of $73. ABBV near new highs at $70.60, BLUE up 24.7% for past month. EPZM soars 17% on EZH2 inhibitor, RXDX up...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 9, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals
ASCO Update: Many Stocks Rallied on the News Over the Past Month ASCO Rally is Holding but Fails to Break Through to New 2017 Highs The stock performance of most companies with ASCO news is summarized below.Biotechnology stocks are driven by clinical and deal news so...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 5, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals
June 5…ASCO Update: Incyte Puma and Roche A lot of the product news is already “baked into” stock prices but here is a brief summary of big movers today on clinical news updates. The bellwether XBI peaked at $71.72 today and is down 0.62% to $70.66....