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Chardan starts CohBar at buy; PT $3

Chardan Research launched coverage of CohBar (NASDAQ:CWBR) with a “buy” rating and price target of $3. The stock closed at $1.29 on Dec. 16. “We expect that Cohbar’s unique pipeline of mitochondrial derived...

December 17, 2020

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Brookline starts X4 Pharma at buy; PT $21

Brookline Capital Markets launched coverage of X4 Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XFOR) with a “buy” rating and $21 price target. The stock closed at $6.10 on Dec. 16. X4 Pharmaceuticals is focused on diseases resulting from...

December 17, 2020

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Leede Jones Gable starts IntelGenx at speculative buy; PT $1 (Canadian)

Leede Jones Gable initiated coverage of IntelGenx Technologies (TSXV:IGX) with a “speculative buy” rating and price target of $1.00 (Canadian). The stock closed at 37 cents on Dec. 15. IntelGenx is a thin-film...

December 16, 2020

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Leede Jones Gable starts IMV at speculative buy; PT $10.50 (Canadian)

Leede Jones Gable launched coverage of IMV (TSX:IMV) with a “speculative buy” and price target of $10.50 (Canadian). The stock closed at $4.03 on Dec. 15. IMV’s flagship technology platform is the lipid-based water-free...

December 16, 2020

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Leede Jones Gable starts Liminal BioSciences at hold; PT $4

Leede Jones Gable initiated coverage of Liminal BioSciences (NASDAQ:LMNL) with a “hold” rating and $4 price target. The stock closed at $4.20 on Dec. 15. Liminal is a plasma products and anti-fibrotic small molecule...

December 16, 2020

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Leede Jones Gable starts Oncolytics Biotech at speculative buy; PT $8.50 (Canadian)

Leede Jones Gable launched coverage of Oncolytics Biotech (TSX:ONC) with a “speculative buy” rating and $8.50 (Canadian) price target. The stock closed at $3.07 on Dec. 15. Oncolytics is a cancer-focused virus-based...

December 16, 2020

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Leede Jones Gable starts Medical Facilities at buy; PT $10.50 (Canadian)

Leede Jones Gable initiated coverage of Medical Facilities (TSX:DR) with a “buy” rating and price target of $10.50 (Canadian). The stock closed at $7.32 on Dec. 15. Medical Facilities owns a majority stake in several U...

December 16, 2020

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Leede Jones Gable starts CareRx at buy; PT $6.50 (Canadian)

Leede Jones Gable initiated coverage of CareRx (TSX:CRRX) with a “buy” rating and one-year price target of $6.50 (Canadian). The stock was quoted at $3.75, up 26 cents, near mid-day on Dec. 15. CareRx, formerly known as...

December 15, 2020

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Mackie Research ups Medexus Pharma PT to $9 (Canadian) from $6.30

Mackie Research Capital raised its price target for Medexus Pharmaceuticals (TSXV:MDP; OTCQX:MEDXF) to $9 (Canadian) from $6.30, citing positive momentum in sales of the company’s key drugs. The stock closed at $6.11 on...

December 15, 2020

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SVB Leerink ups TCR2 Therapeutics PT to $41 from $28

SVB Leerink raised its price target for TCR2 Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TCRR) to $41 from $28, citing positive interim data from the ongoing Phase 1 portion of the TC-210 Phase 1/2 clinical trial for mesothelin-expressing...

December 15, 2020

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Raymond James starts Protech Home Medical at OP; PT $2 (Canadian)

Raymond James initiated coverage of Protech Home Medical (PTQ-TSXV) with an “outperform” rating and price target of $2 (Canadian). The stock closed at $1.44 on Dec. 14. Protech provides clinical respiratory equipment...

December 15, 2020

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BTIG starts Aerpio Pharma at buy: PT $4

BTIG launched coverage of Aerpio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARPO) with a “buy” rating and $4 price target. The stock closed at $2 on Dec. 8. “Aerpio is marching forward with several clinical programs of its first-in-class...

December 9, 2020

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Stifel starts Venus Concepts at hold; PT $2.50

Stifel initiated coverage of Venus Concepts (NASDAQ:VERO) with a “hold” rating and price target of $2.50, citing “more work to be done in improving ARTAS,” the company’s robotic hair restoration system. The stock closed...

December 9, 2020

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HCW ups Curis PT to $9 from $5

H.C. Wainwright raised its price target for Curis (NASDAQ:CRIS) to $9 from $5 after the company announced preliminary data from an ongoing Phase 1 study evaluating monotherapy, CA-4948, in relapsed or refractory acute...

December 8, 2020

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HCW starts Prothena at buy; PT $22

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Prothena (NASDAQ:PRTA) with a “buy” rating and price target of $22. The stock closed at $11.53 on Dec 4. Prothena is focused on protein-opathies affecting the central nervous system...

December 7, 2020

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HCW starts BiomX at buy; PT $20

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of BiomX (NYSE American:PHGE) with a “buy” rating and $20 price target. The stock closed at $5.90 on Dec 4. “BiomX is one of the leaders in the development of bacteriophage (phage)...

December 7, 2020

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HCW starts Liquidia Technologies at buy; PT $6

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Liquidia Technologies (NASDAQ:LQDA) with a “buy” rating and price target of $6. The stock closed at $2.92 on Dec. 3. Liquidia is focused on applying its particle engineering PRINT...

December 4, 2020

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Stifel starts Syndax Pharmaceuticals at buy; PT $32

Stifel launched coverage of Syndax Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SNDX) with a “buy” rating and price target of $32. The stock closed at $22.79 on Dec. 2. Analyst Konstantinos Aprilakis, M.D., writes that SNDX-5613, the...

December 3, 2020

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Stifel starts Sutro Biopharma at buy; PT $25

Stifel initiated coverage of Sutro Biopharma (NASDAQ:STRO) with a “buy” rating and $25 price target. The stock closed at $16.35 on Dec. 2. Sutro is developing XpressCF, a cell-free protein-synthesis platform that...

December 3, 2020

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Analysts start SQZ Biotechnologies at buy

Analysts with Stifel and BTIG launched coverage of SQZ Biotechnologies (NYSE:SQZ) with “buy” ratings and price targets of $38 and $40, respectively. The stock closed at $27.62 on Nov. 23. “We believe SQZ’s Cell Squeeze...

November 24, 2020

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HCW starts Curis at buy; PT $5

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Curis (NASDAQ:CRIS) with a “buy” rating and price target of $5. The stock closed at $1.35 on Nov. 23. Curis is developing two novel therapeutics for three potential indications that...

November 24, 2020

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Analysts start Biodesix at buy and OP

Analysts for Canaccord Genuity, BTIG and William Blair launched coverage of Biodesix (NASDAQ:BDSX) with “buy” and “outperform” ratings. Shares of Biodesix closed at $17.09 on Nov. 20. Canaccord analyst Max Masucci...

November 23, 2020

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