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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...

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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...

Cempra

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...

CymaBay Therapeutics

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...

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Roth ups Titan Pharma price target to $10

Roth Capital Partners has raised its price target for Titan Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TTNP) to $10 from $7.75 after the FDA approved Titan’s six-month Probuphine implant for the treatment of opioid addiction. The stock...

fibrocell

Roth resumes coverage of Fibrocell at buy

Roth Capital Partners has resumed coverage of Fibrocell Science (NASDAQ:FCSC) with a “buy” rating and $7 price target. The stock closed at $2.12 on Monday. Fibrocell leverages its expertise with fibroblasts to target...

Celator Pharmaceuticals

Roth ups Celator Pharma price target to $26

Roth Capital Partners has raised its price target for Celator Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPXX) to $26 from $22, after the company’s Vyxeos drug candidate received breakthrough therapy designation from the FDA. The stock...

Epirus Biopharma

Leerink downgrades Epirus Biopharma to market perform

Leerink Partners has downgraded Epirus Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PRS) to “market perform” from “outperform” and slashed its price target to 75 cents from $10. The stock closed at 78 cents on Friday. Analyst Jason...

BIOSIGHT

BioSight closes investment from Arkin, Primera

Closely-held BioSight has closed an investment of $13-million led by Mori Arkin’s pharmaceutical investment firm, Arkin Holdings, and the U.S.-based venture firm, Primera Capital. Proceeds will be used for a multi...

American Renal

Leerink starts American Renal at outperform

Leerink Partners has launched coverage of American Renal Associates (NYSE:ARA) with an “outperform” rating and $33 price target. The stock closed at $27.71 on Friday. “Our positive thesis contemplates a forward adjusted...