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ImmunoCellular Therapeutics
ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd., a development stage company based in Woodland Hills, California. ImmunoCellular Therapeutics focuses on developing and commercializing therapeutics to treat cancer using the immune system. Its product candidate portfolio includes cellular immunotherapies targeting cancer and cancer stem cell antigens; peptide based immunotherapies targeting cancer stem cells; and...
Engineers to Harvest Organs
Delhi, India: For patients with severely dysfunctional organs, transplant becomes the last option but finding a compatible donor to replace the organ is an uphill task. However, such patients won’t have to lose sleep looking for donors and compatibility, if biodegradable scaffolds, developed by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), turn into a reality.
In collaboration with AIIMS and...
FDA drug approvals in 2009
FDA Drug Approval
The FDA hasn’t yet tallied its year-end drug approvals but will have the number by Friday. As of Dec. 1 the agency reported 25 new drugs approved. In 2008 it approved 25 new drugs, that number is likely to go up by one when the final tally is taken.
During 2009, the agency added 31 new or updated “black box” warning labels to drugs already on the market. That was...
Investing in Small Biotech Companies
How to evaluate a Biotech Stock, especially small/startup Biotech stocks. A fair evaluation is to be made before investing in any biotech stocks.
If the drug gets FDA approval, chances are really good that the stock is going to go up. So, we’re looking for drugs that will likely get approval, but we’ll still have to confirm that the drug has the chance to make money. If it’s got no competitor,...
New York Stock Exchange Versus NASDAQ
What is the difference between New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ? Do the stocks trade in the same way in both the exchanges?
For an investing public, it is much easier to trade NYSE stocks profitably than NASDAQ stocks, if you are trading from home over internet. This is because the rules in place on the New York stock exchange are much friendlier to the online trader than those on the NASDAQ exchange.
How...
Penny Stock Trading
Many penny stocks have the potential to double in price per share within days or weeks generating grand slam profits for traders. And when the price reaches the peack9usually coinciding the release of a major PR, or achieving a milestone), most of the penny stock will explode in one day trading. This MASSIVE BUYING FRENZY puts the early investors into a profit making position to potentially...
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Day Trading Online
The explosive growth of low cost of online trading has created a new class of investor who can now make a decent living by trading stocks online (over the internet). This is a field which was only reserved for Wall Street’s most powerfull brokerage firms and investment banks. The advance in technology has made it possible for any body with a broadband connection to trade stock online easily.
Day...