BioTuesdays

Author - Leonard Zehr

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Markets

Roth starts Biocept at buy

Roth Capital Partners has initiated coverage on Biocept (NASDAQ:BIOC) with a “buy” rating and target price of $1.20. The stock closed at 63 cents on Monday. “Through its proprietary technology platform capable of...

June 7, 2016
Axovant Logo
Markets

Leerink starts Axovant Sciences at outperform

Leerink Partners has launched coverage of Axovant Sciences (NYSE MKT:AXON) with an “outperform” rating and $22 price target. The stock closed at $13.15 on Monday. “We see Axovant as a compelling risk/reward play with...

June 7, 2016
Cempra
Markets

Roth reinitiates coverage of Cempra at buy

Roth Capital Partners has reinitiated coverage of Cempra (NASDAQ:CEMP) with a “buy” rating and $37 price target. The stock closed at $19.48 on Monday. With impressive pivotal studies on solithromycin (Solitaire-IV and...

June 7, 2016
Feature

ESSA Pharma takes unique approach to prostate cancer

By Len Zehr A marine sponge, Geodia lindgreni, native to Papua New Guinea may hold the key to a new approach in the treatment of prostrate cancer by ESSA Pharma (NASDAQ:EPIX; TSX:EPI). “Our scientific founders from the...

June 7, 2016
Avivagen
Developments

Avivagen closes private placement

Avivagen (TSX-V:VIV) has completed a private placement of brokered and non-brokered components, selling 60 million units for gross proceeds of $3.6-million. Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of a...

June 3, 2016
CymaBay Therapeutics
Markets

HCW downgrades CymaBay to neutral

H.C. Wainwright has downgraded CymaBay Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CBAY) to “neutral” from “buy” with a price target of $2.25. The stock closed at $2.44 on Tuesday. Yesterday, CymaBay discontinued its exploratory Phase 2 study...

June 1, 2016