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The Best- And Worst- Performing Biotech Stocks, May 10 To May 17
Forbes  2 hrs ago  Comment 
These are the best and worst-performing medical and biotech stocks from May 10 to May 17, 2013. This screen includes biotechnology and medical companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq or the American Stock Exchange that had...
Puma Biotech Gains After Rival Drug Data Show No Threat
Bloomberg  May 17  Comment 
Puma Biotechnology Inc., the maker of an experimental cancer drug, had its biggest two-day gain in seven months after data on a competitor medicine did nothing to diminish analysts’ expectations.
Quick Take: The Next Big Thing in Biotech
TheStreet.com  May 17  Comment 
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- TheStreet's senior columnist Adam Feuerstein and Gregg Greenberg talked about the research abstracts ahead of the American Society of Clinical Oncology event later this month. Overall, biotech companies were mostly...
UPDATED: PTC, Esperion, bluebird join the IPO frenzy in biotech with genetic therapies
FierceBiotech  May 17  Comment 
Two more biotech outfits emerged this week as contenders to complete initial public offerings, highlighting the open season for the deals this year. Bluebird bio and PTC Therapeutics has mounted campaigns to go public with pipelines that target...
Merck KGaA gives corporate venture fund a €60M boost
FierceBiotech  May 16  Comment 
Merck KGaA signaled Thursday that it will make a bigger commitment to investing in emerging biotech companies.
Ambit forced to offer a deep discount on IPO shares
FierceBiotech  May 16  Comment 
The biotech sold a bit more than 8 million shares at the reduced price, rather than the 4.6 million shares it had intended.
Amgen, Novartis aim to fuel biotech startups in alliances with Atlas Venture
FierceBiotech  May 16  Comment 
For Amgen and Novartis, investing in the latest fund from Atlas Venture wasn't enough. The Cambridge, MA-based venture firm has struck separate agreements with the two major drugmakers to join forces on biotech startups.
New crowdfunding platform set to launch new biotechs
FierceBiotech  May 15  Comment 
"You're not going to get a frog if you don't invest in the poliwogg." So says Gregory Simon, the CEO of Poliwogg, a new crowdfunding initiative for biotech.
Exclusive Q&A With a Woman Pioneer in Biotech
Forbes  May 15  Comment 
Innovation thrives when different people come together. Diversity stimulates imagination and new ideas. However, 35 years ago, there were very few women in life sciences and venture capital. Nola Masterson was a pioneer.




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Biotechnology is the use of molecular biology and genetic engineering techniques to develop treatments for human diseases. Many leading companies from the industry originated in the late 70's from university research laboratories. In the 1980s after attracting venture investors and after listed in the US stock exchange,have then developed into a growing industry that uses research innovations to develop new agricultural products, biomedical tools, and human therapies such as monoclonal antibody for cancer. In 2006, 92% of employees in the biotechnology industry worked in companies that specialized in developing new drugs or medical devices and equipment, while 8% were employed in companies that specialized in agricultural products. [1] The large cap company in the group is Amgen, Genentech, Biogen-Idec, Genzyme. iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB) offers a low risk/reward investment vehicle for long term investors




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Biotechnology Industry Trends & Forces

High Pipeline Risk for New Drugs

Dependence on Health Insurance/Medicare Coverage

Dependence on Governmental Regulations

High Volatility and Instability at Start-up

Litigation Risk

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  1. ↑ State Bioscience Initiatives 2008 Report, published by the Biotechnology Industry Organization

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