Biomarker Products for Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer This is the third article on Emerging Biomarker Companies. See 11/15/12 Update The synergies between diagnostics and drugs are growing as more treatment options require better data for cost-effective, targeted therapeutics.The development of unique biomarkers has been considered the “Holy Grail” of innovation in diagnostics but is slow [...]
Vermillion Gets Equity Infusion from Oracle Partners, Others: VRML Soars 36% By popular demand and continuing interest in three emerging micro-cap stocks we are updating coverage. This is triggered by news that saavy life science investors are making an initial investment in Vermillion (VRML) of $13.2M with potential including warrants totaling $31.5M before transaction costs. [...]
ASCO Meeting Coming Up May 31 With the ASCO Meeting coming up at the end of the month, we are pleased to provide oncology pipeline data from Linda Pullan. There was a lot of interest on this WEB site when we provided data in June 2010. The link is Pullan’s Pieces #81 April 2013. Her recent [...]
Rayno Diagnostics and Tools-Awaiting Q1 Results Many Rayno Diagnostics and Tools stocks have made new highs recently despite the sector being less frothy than biopharmaceuticals. These stocks are more pinned to financial results and dependent on a steady stream of new products. Important themes are genomics, molecular diagnostics, companion diagnostics and novel assays for infectious [...]
Genomic Health Up 5% on Higher Q1 Revenues An article in the New York Times today (May 2) by Gina Kolata reviewed studies that affirmed the genetic basis of cancer. Genetic analysis of hundreds of tumors for endometrial cancer and leukemias found patterns of genetic aberrations that more precisely classify tumors. Knowing which genes are [...]
A Great Quarter for Many Tools and Diagnostic Stocks The tools and diagnostics sector usually underperforms biopharmaceuticals because the companies are more tethered to deal news and fundamentals. We will review our focus stocks below as Q1 earnings come in. NASDAQ is down about 3% over the last 5 trading days so many of the [...]
