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Maxim Group upgraded Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:KERX) to “buy” from “hold” and reinstated its $7 price target after the FDA approved its application for a second contract manufacturer of Auryxia for the control of...

Closely-held CorWave has completed a $17.1-million Series B financing with existing shareholders, including Sofinnova Partners, Bpifrance and Seventure, and two new investors: Novo Seeds, which led the round, and Ysios...

Stifel downgraded Tandem Diabetes (NASDAQ:TNDM) to “hold” from “buy” and slashed its price target to $3.50 from $15 after a more disappointing than expected third quarter earnings performance and now sharply lower...

Roth Capital Partners initiated coverage of Global Blood Therapeutics (NASDAQ:GBT) as a “Focus Pick” with a “buy” rating and price target of $47. The stock closed at $17.45 on Monday “In our view, Global Blood...

Mackie Research launched coverage of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUPH) with a “speculative buy” recommendation and a 12-month target price of $8. The stock closed at $3.03 on Monday. Aurinia is developing...

Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage of Kindred Biosciences (NASDAQ:KIN) with a “buy” rating and a $7.50 price target. The stock closed at $5.40 on Monday. “We view Kindred as an emerging leader in development of new...

Analysts at Stifel and BTIG initiated coverage of Obalon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OBLN) with “buy” ratings and price targets of $18 and $20, respectively. The stock closed at $13.80 on Friday. “Obalon appears poised for...

Maxim Group downgraded Opexa Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OPXA) to “hold” from “buy” and removed its previous price target of $18 after the company failed a Phase 2b trial in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). The...

Canaccord Genuity raised its price target for AtriCure (NASDAQ:ATRC) to $23 from $21 after the company reported third quarter results. The stock is trading at $17.74, up $2.54, at midday on Friday. The third quarter...

H.C. Wainwright downgraded Agenus (NASDAQ:AGEN) to “neutral” from “buy” and slashed its price target to $5 from $10. The stock closed at $4.33 on Thursday. Analyst Swayampakula Ramakanth writes that during Agenus’ third...