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Novartis(NVS) and Pathwork Dx Collaborate on Biomarkers
The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Novartis (NVS) will collaborate with Pathwork Diagnostics on the development of biomarkers across a range of cancer types that would capitalize on the...
“AACC Effect” Rally Rolls On: Abaxis(ABAX),GenProbe (GPRO),and Quidel (QDEL)
The intersection of good earnings and a strong AACC showing boosted Diagnostic stocks this week with the following big movers today on earnings reports: Abaxis (ABAX) $20.81 up $13.7%,GenProbe...
AACC Notes-Diagnostic Stocks and Rayno Model Portfolio
Here are some brief notes from our visit to the AACC in Anaheim and recent earnings reports. Rayno Diagnostic and Tools Portfolio Abaxis (ABAX)-under review- and Quidel (QDEL) report today.We added...
AACC Meeting: Buzz Coming to Fuel the Rally In Diagnostic Stocks
The July 25-29 AACC (American Association of Clinical Chemistry) Meeting in Anaheim will have close to 20,000 clinical lab professionals and over 500 exhibitors . A stock rally in the sector was...
Big Movers In Diagnostics Today: Immucor (BLUD) Up 6.5% and Cepheid (CPHD) up 12%
Good financials have perked up interest is mid-cap Diagnostics companies that released results today. Immucor (BLUD) a global leader in automated analysis of blood transfusion systems had revenue of...
Gilead Holding Up at $33 on Exhaustion of Negativity
Gilead (GILD) has finally caught some bids today up 0.5% on a volume of 23M (Ave. volume 12M) shares! Among the supporters of the stock are Leerink Swann who maintain their "Market Outperform" and...
Earnings Reports:Gilead (GILD) and Meridian (VIVO) Get Mixed Reviews
Gilead (GILD) Down on Missed Estimates-Is the Worst Finally Over for the Stock? Despite its stock being down over 30% from Q1 highs and earnings downgrades in April as a fallout from healthcare...
Funding of Technology Start-Ups and Campus Incubators
The story below published in the June 25 NYT merits further development. We are compiling data on other successful University start-ups and incubators such as the M.I.T deals in the article. The...
News Update: Hospital Costs Can Go Up as a Result of Bad Trades
The trading mentality and derivatives debacle that infected our financial system has impacted the financial health of hospitals. Who knew hospital management could do interest- rate swaps? They got...
Biomarker Diagnostics Drive Personalized Medicine #1 Update
But Path to Market is Still Rife with Hurdles Convergence of Genomics and Medicine At the 2010 BIO Conference in Chicago with about 15,000 attendees there were ten Breakout Sessions on Biomarkers...