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Biotechnology
Composite Value: 975.9
Today's Change: +0.01%
S&P 500: -0.67%
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[Biotechnology (^YHOh788)]
Biotechnology News
Xmark Comments on Genaera Cost-Saving Plan
2 hours, 20 minutes ago (PR Newswire)
Xmark Opportunity Partners, LLC, the investment manager to Xmark Opportunity Fund, L.P., Xmark Opportunity Fund, Ltd. and Xmark JV Investment Partners, LLC, announced today that it fully supports the initiatives outlined in the press release issued by Genaera Corporation on May 8, 2008 with respect to executive base compensation, cash incentives to executives, workforce reduction and the streamlining of expenditures.
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Industry Top Performers
Intraday Price Performance% ChangeMarket Cap
BARRIER THERAPEUTICS [BTRX] +19.00% $401.7 M
HALOZYME THERAPEUTIC [HALO] +12.75% $0
NORTHWEST BIOTH NEW [NWBO.OB] +10.00% $0
BIOHEART, INC. [BHRT] +9.67% $0
MEDICIS PHARMA CP [MRX] +9.21% $1.6 B
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Market Capitalization% ChangeMarket Cap
GENENTECH INC [DNA] +0.66% $71.9 B
GILEAD SCIENCES [GILD] -1.02% $49.9 B
AMGEN [AMGN] +0.02% $45.7 B
CELGENE CP [CELG] +0.05% $25.2 B
GENZYME CORPORATION [GENZ] +0.20% $18.5 B
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Upcoming Events
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05/08/08 ALNY Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Earnings Conference Call (Q1 2008)
05/08/08 CRTX Critical Therapeutics, Inc. Earnings Conference Call (Q1 2008)
05/08/08 FVRL FAVRILLE INC Earnings Conference Call (Q1 2008)
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Recent Events
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05/08/08 CHTP CHELSEA THERAPEUTICS downgraded by Oppenheimer
05/08/08 LIFC LIFECELL CP downgraded by Wachovia
05/08/08 MNTA MOMENTA PHARMA downgraded by Bear Stearns
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1. Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center (Tenet Facility)
2. Novo Nordisk, Inc.
3. Merck & Co. Inc.
4. LabCorp
5. Kaiser Permanente
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Industry Statistics
Market Capitalization:309B
Price / Earnings:4.1
Price / Book:8.8
Net Profit Margin (mrq):5.3%
Price To Free Cash Flow (mrq):466.5
Return on Equity:4.1%
Total Debt / Equity:0.6
Dividend Yield:0.0%
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