by Raynovich Rod | Sep 14, 2012 | BIOgraph, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools, Macro
FED Policy Boosts Risk Assets -QQQs Should Outperform IBB We expect the biotech sector to slightly underperform NASDAQ (QQQ $70.22) in light of “QE Forever” yesterday and the shift to financials, materials, tech and other risk assets. Prior to yesterday...
by Raynovich Rod | Jul 6, 2012 | BIOgraph, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Vermillion Stock Outperforms BG Medicine Since April 3 On 4/3/12 we posted the biomarker challenge featuring two emerging public companies that have approved diagnostic products. In a few weeks we will have Q2 financial data on these two companies BG Medicine (BGMD)...
by Raynovich Rod | May 3, 2012 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, BIOgraph, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
ALR ($21.58) Continues to Sell-off Slicing through 3 Mo. Technical Bottom We have included Alere in our diagnostics and tools portfolio since 2/2/09 at a price of $25, and although the stock is trading more than 10% under that price 3 years later, there was an...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 2, 2012 | BIOgraph, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Early Player in Genetic Testing and Personalized Medicine Reloads RGDX Stock Trades Up 36% on Volume of 105k Shares at $1.60 Response Genetics (RGDX) announced today that it has entered purchase agreements with private investors including current holders to raise...
by Rod Raynovich | Aug 29, 2011 | 2024-25 Life Science Portfolios, BIOgraph
Personalized Medicine Achieves Milestone with Lung Cancer Drug Friday’s rally picked up steam today as devastation from Hurricane Irene was less than expected and consumer spending was up. Greek stocks also rallied on a bank merger. Why are Greek stocks boosting...
by Rod Raynovich | Jun 7, 2011 | 2024-25 Life Science Portfolios, BIOgraph
Biopharmaceutical stocks got a boost today from a rally in NASDAQ stocks and some positive news on cancer drugs from ASCO. The IBB ($106.36) was up 1.6% off its YTD and all time high of $110 and a nice rally after five days of weakness.The XBI was also up 1.97%. Many...
by Rod Raynovich | Jun 6, 2011 | 2024-25 Life Science Portfolios, BIOgraph
Speculation in small cap biopharmaceutical stocks has peaked and we urged weeks ago to raise cash positions to 10-15%. The ASCO “sell on the news effect” has continued today with some high fliers off significantly: Exelixis (EXEL $8.95) is off 18% after...
by Rod Raynovich | Oct 22, 2010 | BIOgraph
GE announced the purchase of Clarient (CLRT) for $5/share or $580M, a 34% premium over Clarient’s previous closing price. Revenues forecasted for 2011 and 2012 are at $114M and $136M respectively, pricing the deal at a Price to Sales of 4.25 to 5X. Revenues for...
by Rod Raynovich | Sep 23, 2010 | BIOgraph
Within the “diagnostics and tools” track at the Rodman and Renshaw Conference here are two interesting genomics companies that presented. Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (ROSG, $1.25) ,Market Cap $21M, Sh.Out. 16.5M Rosetta is an Israeli Company focused in...
by Rod Raynovich | Jul 6, 2010 | 2024-25 Life Science Portfolios, BIOgraph
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 (BM) encompassing Intellectual Property, commercialization,...
