U.S. Biotech Makes 'The Acquisition We Were Waiting For'
Source: Streetwise Reports  (3/6/19)
By tucking in this retinal gene therapy firm, the Massachusetts-based company gains assets and synergy. More >

After Financing Close, Biotech's Subsidiary to Operate Independently
Source: Streetwise Reports  (3/5/19)
An H.C. Wainwright & Co. report explained the purpose of the funding and how any resulting developments would positively impact the former parent company. More >

Groundbreaking Biotech Company Takes Major Step Forward with Deal with Chinese Partner
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/17/18)
Canada-based biotech company signs major deal with Chinese partner to advance groundbreaking technology in the skin and tendon rejuvenation space. More >

Cell Therapy Company and Chinese Firm Sign Marketing Deal
Source: Streetwise Reports  (7/15/18)
This biotech, in Phase 1 development of regenerative technologies addressing skin and orthopedic indications, has finalized a commercialization deal with YOFOTO. More >

Target Price Increased on Biotech After Q2/18 Revenue Record, Beat
Source: Streetwise Reports  (7/3/18)
A Maxim Group report explained the likely reasons behind revenue growth for the firm, which produces media used in development of cell therapies. More >

Cancer in the Crosshairs: IMV Looks to Deliver Immunotherapy a New Way
Source: Streetwise Reports  (5/16/18)
In this interview with The Life Sciences Report, IMV Inc.'s CEO Fred Ors and Pierre Labbè, chief financial officer, describe the innovative immunotherapy platform technology that has attracted partnerships with big pharma, prompted reorganization of the company, and holds long-term promise for cancer patients. More >

What Stephen Hawking Missed: Small Biotechs Developing Promising Cell Therapies for Devastating Disease
Source: Streetwise Reports  (5/2/18)
In the second of a two-part series exploring the disruptive cell therapy space, Maxim Group analyst Jason McCarthy takes a look at small-cap companies targeting big-ticket indications and their potential to drive blockbuster value for both patients and investors. More >

Risk Versus Reward: The Value of Cell Therapy for Patients and Investors
Source: Streetwise Reports  (4/25/18)
The cell therapy space, encompassing disruptive new treatment including stem cell therapy, immunotherapy and gene editing, has begun to mature, with a handful of product approvals and others in late-stage development. In the first of a two-part series examining the disruptive technology, Maxim Group analyst Jason McCarthy exposes the upsides and downsides of the space, and the companies at its forefront. More >

Convergence Will Drive the Ultimate Disruption of Life Sciences
Source: Andrea Bartzen for Streetwise Reports  (3/28/18)
Andrea Bartzen, a strategic commercial and communication consultant, describes the disruptive technologies positioned to radically alter the business of life sciences as discussed at a recent BIO CEO Summit Investor Night.
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Coverage Launched on Biotech That Could 'Disrupt the Skin Regeneration Market'
Source: Streetwise Reports  (2/23/18)
Elemer Piros, a Cantor Fitzgerald analyst, explained this company's lead product, including how it works, its success to date and its market potential.
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Analyst's $70 Target Price on Regenerative Medicine Biotech More than a Triple
Source: Streetwise Reports  (2/20/18)
One analyst believes an innovative biotech company that has developed groundbreaking technology to change the way doctors perform body tissue engineering, like skin grafting on burn victims, has the potential to "revolutionize the field of regenerative medicine." More >

2018 Biotech Watchlist: 'No One Space Is Going to Dominate'
Source: Streetwise Reports  (1/10/18)
Michael King of JMP Securities provides a comprehensive round-up of companies he has selected for the 2018 Biotech Watchlist—companies in immuno-oncology, gene editing, and other indications that he believes offer promising opportunities for patients and investors.
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'Exciting' Collaborations Possible for Biotech's 'Flexible' Platform
Source: Streetwise Reports  (12/20/17)
Zacks Small-Cap Research's John Vandermosten discussed the potential for this immunotherapy firm's RNAi compounds in oncology. More >

A New Breed of Regenerative Therapy Companies Taking Hold
Source: Hunter Diamond, CFA for Streetwise Reports  (12/7/17)
A regenerative therapy company with expertise in both cell therapy development and manufacturing, and a potential treatment for diabetes, differentiates this company, says Hunter Diamond, CFA, CEO of Diamond Equity Research. More >

Biotech Reports Positive Topline Data; Biologics License Application in Progress
Source: Streetwise Reports  (11/6/17)
Ram Selvaraju, an analyst with H.C. Wainwright & Co., reviewed the recent clinical trial results released by this developer of cell therapies targeting oncology and orphan indications.
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Coverage Initiated on Gene Therapy Company
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/25/17)
Analyst David Nierengarten with Wedbush explained the rationale for adding this biotech to his coverage universe.
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Biotech Releases Initial Zika Vaccine Trial Results; Advances Combo Trials
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/18/17)
With multiple candidates in the pipeline advancing through clinical trials, Ram Selvaraju, an analyst with H.C. Wainwright & Co., provided insight into developments at a biotech addressing Zika virus, advanced bladder cancer and cervical dysplasia.
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Japan Is Fertile Ground for Biotech Deals
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/4/17)
Japan and the United States are hotspots for companies that are looking to license-out exciting regenerative medicine technology, says Colin Lee Novick, managing director of CJ PARTNERS. In this interview with The Life Sciences Report, Novick discusses a regenerative medicine company pursuing partnerships in Japan for its cell therapies to treat chronic tendinosis, damaged or aged skin, and pattern baldness. More >

Biotech with Transformative RNAi Delivery System Set for Multiple Catalysts by Year-End
Source: Streetwise Reports  (10/4/17)
With data from multiple studies due out this quarter, this biotech's RNA interference delivery platform has the potential to transform treatments for indications from cancer to ophthalmology, says Dr. Geert Cauwenbergh, President and CEO of RXi Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Gerrit Dispersyn, RXi's Chief Development Officer, and Dr. Karen Bulock, Vice President of Research at RXi.
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Small-Cap Biotech Benefits from First FDA Approval of CAR-T Therapy
Source: Streetwise Reports  (9/1/17)
The first approval of a cell therapy for treatment of pediatric blood cancer prompted H. C. Wainwright to increase its price target for a UK-based biotech manufacturing one of the therapy's components.
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With Acquisition of Kite Pharma, Gilead Becomes a 'Major Player' in CAR-T Arena
Source: Streetwise Reports  (8/30/17)
Jason Kolbert, analyst with Maxim Group, assesses the billion-dollar transaction that would bring Kite Pharma and the earning potential of its cell therapy programs under the larger biotech's umbrella.
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Analyst Says Cell Therapy Company's Move Decreases Risk
Source: Streetwise Reports  (8/23/17)
A regenerative medicine company has signed on to the ThawSTAR Early Adopter Program, a move analyst Douglas Loe of Echelon Wealth Partners terms "positive logistically" to development risk. More >

'Keep a Close Eye On' This Regenerative Medicine Firm
Source: Streetwise Reports  (8/16/17)
In an update on this company's clinical cell therapy programs targeting blood cancers and osteoarthritis in the knee, Gabrielle Zhou of Maxim Group describes progress that sets the stage for "value inflection."
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2017 Small-Cap Biotech Watchlist Update: Up 21% at the End of Q2/17
Source: Streetwise Reports  (7/13/17)
If an investor had purchased an equal dollar amount of each company on The Life Sciences Report's 2017 Small-Cap Biotech Watchlist at the beginning of the year, that portfolio would show a gain of about 21% as of July. This is primarily due to the performance of a handful of companies that have been moving their assets farther down the development pipeline, according to the analysts who follow them. More >

RXi Pharmaceuticals Expands Collaboration with Norwegian Cancer Firm; Gears Up for 2017 Milestones
Source: The Life Sciences Report  (6/7/17)
The potential of RXi Pharmaceuticals' sd-rxRNA technology in the development of cancer immunotherapies has resulted in an extension of its research collaboration with Oslo-based PCI Biotech and captured the attention of two analysts. More >