It was a generally good day in terms of news for the sector (with notable exceptions) but the price action was bad. I think this is going to be the probable going forward in that trading will be very choppy and volatile despite positive or negative news. I do not see this trading as changing […]
February 17 Biotech Update- A Presidents Day Bonus
The market is obviously closed today but I wanted to have a brief note because I am not sure I will have time to write anything significant tomorrow. 1. One question that has been in the back of my mind is M&A. I keep expecting to see more as BMY, GILD, PFE, and others have […]
February 5 Biotech Update- How Now Brown Cow?
I said yesterday that I was not convinced that the coast was clear and today shows why. My hunch is that the market is hurting both bulls and bears and the best play is to stay on the sidelines unless a stock comes to you. Forcing a trade or trading out of boredom in the […]
November 20-EOD (or midday)
In terms of the sector it is more of the same with an inline to slight outperformance of the market writ large (when the market is treading water or going moderately higher). Despite this positive action I always get worried when I see reports that newsletter writer bearish sentiment is at multi-decade lows (often viewed […]
September 24- EOD
Not a lot going on today, which works out well as it has been a busy day for me outside of biotech. The market seemed to find its footing a little and biotechs appeared (dare I say it) a shade stronger than usual. A day does certainly not make a trend but I suspect that […]
September 24- EOD
Not a lot going on today, which works out well as it has been a busy day for me outside of biotech. The market seemed to find its footing a little and biotechs appeared (dare I say it) a shade stronger than usual. A day does certainly not make a trend but I suspect that […]
September 24- EOD
Not a lot going on today, which works out well as it has been a busy day for me outside of biotech. The market seemed to find its footing a little and biotechs appeared (dare I say it) a shade stronger than usual. A day does certainly not make a trend but I suspect that […]
July 26-EOD
It was a relatively quiet day on the news front outside of the hep-C space where there as some news on both VRTX and GILD. Not much happening in the afternoon, so wrapping it up a little early. 1. VRTX announced that the FDA put a clinical hold on their all oral trial using VX-135. […]
June 13- EOD
Was a quiet day on the news front, so I will keep this short(er). I am just getting a sneaking suspicion that we are heading into another period where macro rules and biotechs will have a tough sledding but they have been resilient so far but I would be careful. Even when the market reversed, […]
June 11-EOD
It was an odd day in the market with weakness early followed but a rally in the afternoon that made it look like we would get to unchanged (or even green). Then we sold off in the afternoon only to make another run at green in the last hour. On the positive side, it was […]
June 7- EOD
[This was meant to be posted Friday afternoon but did not seem to go through, so you get a bonus EOD of today] I do not think there is not much out there to add from today. I will touch on a couple of themes but it was generally a bounce back day for the […]
May 29- EOD
It seemed like a nice selloff in biotech today. There were the occasional winners (INFI) but for the most part it was a sea of red today. The summer months can be difficult times for biotechs but they have been quite resilient and these sell-offs have ended up being good buying opportunities. 1. I want […]
Upcoming earnings and conferences this week
With the first quarter behind us, we look to updates across the biotech industry on new product launches and guidance for the year. We are also coming upon the summer medical conference series. Additionally, we briefly discuss 2 upcoming FDA approvals. Upcoming earnings releases and updates Monday, April 22nd After-Hours: ILMN Tuesday, April 23rd Pre-Market: […]
Whats next for ALXN, BMRN, INCY, MDVN, ONXX, REGN, VRTX
First quarter earnings for 2013 are on the horizon. We want to outline some of the main events for some of the larger biotech companies we follow. It can be hard to track the progress of such large companies, but there are meaningful updates still expected in the next 6 months. Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN) […]
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatments: The Decade Ahead
Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers have seen dramatic improvements in the standard of care over the last 25 years. Prior to the approval of methotrexate (MTX) in 1988, the best that doctors had to offer were NSAIDs and analgesics to manage pain and inflammation. As the first approved disease modifying drug, MTX revolutionized RA treatment and is […]
Upcoming events for ALXN, BIIB, CELG, and VRTX
This is the fifth installment in our series about upcoming events across the biotech sector(see our 1st piece, 2nd piece, 3rd piece, 4th piece). This time around we want to take a look at some upcoming events at some larger biotech companies and what will be drivers for them going forward. Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN) […]
AASLD 2012 – An HCV Primer
It seems EASL has just ended, but AASLD is fast approaching, coming mid November. For HepC watchers, here is an overview of some companies that will be presenting at the Liver Meeting. Despite the tremendous progress made to-date, new advances keep it exciting. Gilead: Acknowledged leader in the race to bring an all-oral drug combination […]
An October full of data and decisions
With October underway, we felt the need to highlight some of the most important upcoming data readouts and regulatory decisions. This month is particularly busy on the regulatory side of things with 5 PDUFAs, 4 Advisory Committees, 6 FDA actions, and multiple potential European Medicines Agency(EMA) decisions. The events are listed in chronological order. Eli […]
VRTX – Vertex: Kalydeco Is The Key
Catalyst: North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, October 11 Outlook: Neutral Ten abstracts from Vertex have been accepted at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC). Investors will be keenly focused on the October 11 presentation titled, “The Investigational CFTR Corrector, VX-809 (Lumacaftor) Co-Administered with the Oral Potentiator Ivacaftor Improved CFTR and Lung Function in F508DEL […]
VRTX – Speculating on Vertex
In going through the database, I noticed that Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) has a plethora of upcoming data that is worth mentioning. It’s data on literally the two hottest sectors: rare disease and hepatitis C(HCV). – Viral Kinetic Studies of Two Alios Nucleotides: Seven-day viral kinetic studies of the nucleotide analogues ALS-2200 and ALS-2158 are […]
