The Day In Biotech Stocks (January 28, 2008) (ACOR, BIIB, CELG, PHRM, CRXX, LIPD, MDVN, PCOP)
Acorda Therapeutics inc. (NASDAQ: ACOR) showed late stage trial results on its drug candidate Fampridine-SR for treating multiple sclerosis. This data showed that Fampridine, which is designed to treat multiple sclerosis, did not increase patients’ QT interval Associated with Arrhythmia…
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Acorda Therapeutics inc. (NASDAQ: ACOR) showed late stage trial results on its drug candidate Fampridine-SR for treating multiple sclerosis. This data showed that Fampridine, which is designed to treat multiple sclerosis, did not increase patients’ QT interval Associated with Arrhythmia more than a placebo did. Shares were up $4.29 at $26.07 mid-day.
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) is set to report earnings after the closing bell, with First Call estimates at -$0.44 EPS on revenues of $202.58 million Shares were up less than 1% at $32.74 on the day ahead of earnings.
Carl Icahn has nominated three individuals for the board of directors in Biogen-Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) in his activist efforts to move the shares. Biogen-Idec shares were down $0.90 to $58.02 mid-day.
Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) was cleared today by German regulation to proceed with its acquisition of Pharmion. Stocks are up over 3% to $53.31 at mid-day. Pharmion Corp. (NASDAQ: PHRM) shares were up 1.8% to $67.44.
CombinatoRx Inc. (NASDAQ: CRXX) shares fell almost 7% to $4.80 mid-day on thin trading volume. Technically there was no news today, although this followed guidance last week of losses below view.
Lipid Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIPD) announced positive trial results in non-human SIV-infected primates in its proprietary deplidated autogolous virus vaccine. Share prices were up more than 15% or $0.09 to $0.65 at mid-day.
Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN) rose after it announced that, based on its end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA, it plans to begin a pivotal confirmatory Phase III trial of Dimebon for mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s Disease in the second quarter of 2008. Shares rose $2.36 to $17.21 by mid-day on this data.
Pharmacopeia, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCOP) shares fell over 10% to $4.37 at mid-day on thin-trading volume. There has been no recent news.
Jon C. Ogg
January 28, 2008
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