by Raynovich Rod | Nov 21, 2013 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio
NanoString Technologies (NSTG $12) is an early stage, life science research Company with a proprietary platform product, the nCounter (R) Analysis System. The nCounter utilizes a proprietary bar code chemistry and technology that can multiplex hundreds of gene...
by Raynovich Rod | Jan 24, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Update ….Jan 30 2:45p EST …FED to be Patient and Policy Stance is Appropriate FED to “wait and see” before raising rates-stocks soar. FED-“US Economy in a good place” NASDAQ up 2%, DOW up 1.73%, S&P up 1.53% XLV up 1.27%, IBB...
by Raynovich Rod | Dec 20, 2017 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Clinical Diagnostics and Tools: Big Winners Are In Genomics and Personalized Medicine Slower growth in routine clinical diagnostics, tools are favored. Hologic has a unique business model for women’s health and diagnostics. Gene sequencing is important for...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 27, 2017 | Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Life Science Tools and Services Stocks Have Outperformed Biopharmaceuticals With Less Volatility Large Caps Are Winners in 2017 We have not covered the Life Science Tools and Diagnostics sector since early 2016 when life science stocks abruptly sold off. We have...
by Raynovich Rod | Dec 20, 2016 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Life Science Sector: What’s Going On With Dx and Tools Stocks? We dropped coverage of Life Science diagnostics and tools stocks in January 2016 just after the severe market correction began. Of course the downdraft opened up great values in several stocks.We...
by Raynovich Rod | Oct 21, 2016 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
CLIA Labs Offer Liquid Biopsy Tests for Cancer and Precision Medicine We attended presentations from two emerging companies developing molecular diagnostics platforms focused in cancer.Their mission is to develop cost-effective, non-invasive diagnostic assays and...
by Raynovich Rod | Nov 19, 2015 | 2023-24 Life Science Portfolios, 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio
Update-1 Rayno Recap for week of 11/20/15 IBB up 3.04%, XBI up 1.92%, XLV up 2.82% Notable Small Cap Winners Curis (CRIS) up 4.13%, Fibrocell Sciences (FCSC) up 3.42%, Geron (GERN) up 4.82%, Ignyta (RXDX) up 37.39%, and Ocera Therapeutics (OCRX) up 5.31%. Notable...
by Raynovich Rod | Nov 13, 2015 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Update 11/16 PM Biotech Rally Underperforms Energy up 2.99% and Telecom up 1.81% The S&P and Dow rallied past Paris attack and terrorism concerns after an early morning stall. Biotechs underperformed weighed down by the Clovis Oncology (CLVS) NDA delay. The IBB...
by Raynovich Rod | Nov 5, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio
Looking for Value in a Slow Growth Market Life Science stocks took a big hit over the past summer and many have not fully recovered.The important metric to watch is sales growth because many of the smaller cap companies are still lagging in earnings growth so the PE...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 16, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio
10/7/15 Update…Still in No Man’s Land…Nothing to Do See recent posts on bear market in biotech. We need to wait for Q3 earnings to find trades and longer term value in Dx and Tools. Most stocks in the sector have been hit hard since August....