by Rod Raynovich | Oct 28, 2010 | BIOgraph
EXAS -Big Sell-Off on the News Exact Sciences (EXAS) was down 20% today after presenting its first validation data on the performance of its experimental, non-invasive colorectal cancer test. As of midday trading the stock was around $6.90 on huge volume over 5.5 M...
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 20, 2010 | 2024-25 Life Science Portfolios, BIOgraph
Continuing from Part 1 here are some specific comments on interesting companies. Adeona Pharmaceuticals (AEN) Amex ($0.83) Market Cap $19M, $25M Sh. Outstanding Adeona is a development stage drug Company focused in CNS that in -licenses clinical stage product...
by Rod Raynovich | Apr 20, 2010 | RAG
Yesterday we presented an overview of the use of Biomarkers(BM’s) for predictive use in the treatment of Lung Cancer. Here are some additional summaries from the American Association for Cancer Research(AACR) meeting on Monday.Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer...
by Rod Raynovich | Feb 16, 2010 | RAG
Many of the issues coming out of the healthcare reform discussion: rising medical costs, Medicare budget, need for better clinical outcomes, push for biogenerics have caused concern among investors and limited returns in the healthcare sector. Although M&A...