by Rod Raynovich | Jul 8, 2011 | BIOgraph, Reading List
A front page article in the New York Times today by Gina Kolata, “How Bright Promise in Cancer Testing Fell Apart”, chronicles a patient case study at Duke University about gene based tests for lung cancer. Additional commentary at other research...
by Rod Raynovich | May 11, 2011 | BIOgraph, Macro, Reading List
Relative Safety in Healthcare Stocks Today’s sell-off in the energy complex with the back-drop of a U.S. slow growth scenario plus the Euro being vulnerable due to Greece and Ireland has spooked the overall market. All the major indices are down over 1% with the...
by Rod Raynovich | Apr 14, 2011 | BIOgraph, Reading List
This was published today on www.InvestorUprising.com. Biotech stocks are up 10% YTD. Investor Uprising – Rod Raynovich – The Biggest Biotech Trends
by Rod Raynovich | Mar 14, 2011 | BIOgraph, Reading List
University Start Ups: We Can Do It Just Show Me The Money To those of you who are familiar with Tech Transfer and university start-ups you know there are more opinions and technology than there is a money. See the article below that says universities are blowing...
by Rod Raynovich | Mar 11, 2011 | BIOgraph, Reading List
Hot biomedical concepts: Software, mobile communications, ophthalmology,antibiotics,epilepsy,surgery,cancer, and publishing. On Thursday March 9 The Wall Street Journal published an excellent review of the Top 50 start-ups and the money raised.The leaders were...
by Rod Raynovich | Mar 9, 2011 | BIOgraph, Reading List
Its the Business Concept and Science-Not the Numbers Think about it. Why do investors keep coming back to biotech? Why do VC’s, hedge funds and traders like biotech? One reason is that it is not just dependent on fundamentals and financial metrics. Biotech...
by Rod Raynovich | Feb 24, 2011 | BIOgraph, Reading List
…”tools to redesign the living world”… No time to write about this now but it is a biotech theme with great interest. Will provide content at a later date. Is Randal J. Kirk Biotech’s Best Investor? – Matthew Herper – The Medicine...
by Rod Raynovich | Jan 24, 2011 | BIOgraph, Reading List
Will the GOP cut the NIH budget? Turf battles at the Institutes to follow. Who knew there were only two breakthroughs in mental health drugs: Thorazine and Lithium? Federal Research Center Will Help Develop Medicines – NYTimes.com Most experts believe the PET...
by Rod Raynovich | Jan 21, 2011 | BIOgraph, Reading List
Venture Capitalists invested $21.8B in 2010 an increase of 19% over the prior year. Biotechnology was up 3% over the prior year to $3.7B with 460 deals. Software was the leader rising 20% to $4B. Medical Device was flat year over year with $2.3B invested. ANNUAL...
by Rod Raynovich | Dec 17, 2010 | Reading List
Significant Life Science News This Week Diagnostic Tests Can Be Patented, U.S. Court Rules – Bloomberg New Blood-Screening Advised – WSJ.com WABE: FDA Rules On Avastin Breast Cancer Drug (2010-12-17) Long legal fight ahead for health law – Politics...
