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William Blair starts Codiak BioSciences at OP

William Blair launched coverage of Codiak BioSciences (NASDAQ:CDAK) with an “outperform” rating based on the potential of the company’s novel exosome platform and clinical readouts over the next six-to-nine months...

November 9, 2020
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Stifel starts AVEO Pharma at buy; PT $9

Stifel initiated coverage of AVEO Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVEO) with a “buy” rating and price target of $9. The stock closed at $5.66 on Nov. 6. AVEO is focused on the development and commercialization of targeted...

November 9, 2020
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SVB Leerink cuts Neovasc PT to $2 from $6

SVB Leerink slashed its price target for Neovasc (NASDAQ:NVCN) to $2 from $6, citing timing uncertainty for a U.S. launch of the company’s Reducer stent for percutaneous treatment of refractory angina. The stock closed...

November 6, 2020
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SVB Leerink ups Inflarx to OP; PT to $10 from $7

SVB Leerink upgraded Inflarx (NASDAQ:IFRX) to “outperform” from “market perform” and raised its price target to $10 from $7, citing a “significant disconnect between the promise of IFX-1 in multiple applications, most...

November 6, 2020
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HCW ups Syros to buy; PT to $15 from $11

H.C. Wainwright upgraded Syros Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SYRS) to “buy” from “neutral” and upped its price target to $15 from $11, saying the company “has turned a corner, in our opinion.” The stock closed at $6.67 on Nov...

November 4, 2020
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AGP ups price target for Heska to $163.50 from $116.50

Alliance Global Partners raised its price target for Heska (NASDAQ:HSKA) to $163.50 from $116.50 after hosting an investor webcast with the company’s CEO. The stock closed at $116.41 on Nov. 3. Analyst Ben Haynor writes...

November 4, 2020
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SVB Leerink starts Spruce Biosciences at OP; PT $35

SVB Leerink launched coverage of Spruce Biosciences (NASDAQ:SPRB) with an “outperform” rating and $35 price target. The stock closed at $20.30 on Nov. 2 Spruce is a late-stage biotech company developing therapies for...

November 3, 2020
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HCW ups STRATA Skin Sciences to buy; PT $3

H.C. Wainwright upgraded STRATA Skin Sciences (NASDAQ:SSKN) to “buy” from “neutral” with a price target of $3. The stock closed at $1.24 on Nov. 2. STRATA is a medical technology company developing and marketing...

November 3, 2020
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AGP starts MediPharm Labs at buy; PT $2 (Canadian)

Alliance Global Partners initiated coverage of MediPharm Labs (TSX:LABS) with a “buy” rating and price target of $2 (Canadian). The stock was quote at 82 cents around midday on Nov. 2. “We see MediPharm in a position to...

November 2, 2020
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Cowen starts Aziyo Biologics at OP; PT $20

Cowen initiated coverage of Aziyo Biologics (NASDAQ:AZYO) with an “outperform” rating an $20 price target. The stock closed at $10.98 on Oct. 30. Aziyo is a regenerative medicine company that has a three-pronged...

November 2, 2020
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AGP ups T2 Biosystems PT to $1.65 from $1.10

Alliance Global Partners raised its price target for T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) to $1.65 from $1.10 after hosting an investor webcast with the company’s CEO and CFO. The stock closed at $1.34 on Oct. 30. “Our...

November 2, 2020
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HCW cuts Strongbridge Biopharma PT to $10 from $18

H.C. Wainwright reduced its price target for Strongbridge Biopharma (NASDAQ:SBBP) to $10 from $18, citing an analysis of the changing dynamics of the Cushing’s syndrome landscape because of competitor programs. The...

October 30, 2020
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Chardan starts DURECT at buy; PT $7

Chardan Capital Markets launched coverage of DURECT (NASDAQ:DRRX) with a “buy” rating and price target of $7. The stock closed at $1.76 on Oct. 29. “We expect that DURECT’s lead pipeline asset, DUR-928, will...

October 30, 2020
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William Blair starts Aspira Women’s Health at OP

William Blair launched coverage of Aspira Women’s Health (NASDAQ:AWH) with an “outperform” rating. The stock closed at $3.63 on Oct. 29. The company’s current product line, the OVA family, is used for presurgical pelvic...

October 30, 2020
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William Blair starts DermTech at OP

William Blair initiated coverage of DermTech (NASDAQ:DMTK) with an “outperform” rating. The stock closed at $11.75 on Oct. 29. Analyst Brian Weinstein writes that DermTech is focused on driving adoption of its non...

October 30, 2020
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Chardan starts Axcella Health at buy; PT $16

Chardan Capital Markets initiated coverage of Axcella Health (NASDAQ:AXLA) with a “buy” rating and $16 price target. The stock closed at $4.45 on Oct. 26 “We expect that Axcella’s pipeline of endogenous metabolic...

October 27, 2020
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HCW cuts Catabasis Pharma to neutral; removes PT

H.C. Wainwright downgraded Catabasis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CATB) to “neutral” from “buy” and removed its price target after the company announced that the Phase 3 PolarisDMD trial testing edasalonexent in 131 patients...

October 27, 2020
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Ladenburg starts Immunome at buy; PT $28

Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage of Immunome (NASDAQ:IMNM) with a “buy” rating and price target of $28. The stock closed at $11.74 on Oct. 23. Immunome is using its Immunome Discovery Engine (IDE) platform to...

October 26, 2020
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SVB Leerink starts Athenex at OP; PT $22

SVB Leerink launched coverage of Athenex (NASDAQ:ATNX) with an “outperform” rating and $22 price target. The stock closed at $11.45 on Oct. 23. Analyst Jonathan Chang, Ph.D., writes that Athenex has leveraged its...

October 26, 2020