Roth Capital Partners launched coverage of Corvus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CRVS) with a “buy” rating and price target of $6. The stock closed at $3.90 on May 28.

Analyst Marc Goodman of SVB Leerink has assumed coverage of Alder BioPharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALDR) with an “outperform” rating and $21 price target. The stock closed at $11.06 on May 24.

Novo Holdings A/S has agreed to invest up to £53.5 million in Oxford Biomedica plc (LSE:OXB) in return for new ordinary shares, representing up to 10.1% of the outstanding shares after a capital increase.

Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage of TransMedics Group (NASDAQ:TMDX) with a “buy” rating and price target of $37. The stock closed at $28.88 on May 24.

Mackie Research Capital downgraded Medicure (TSXV:MPH) to “hold from “buy” and cuts its price target to $6.50 from $7.60 after the company reported weaker than expected first quarter results. The stock closed at $5.99...

Paradigm launched coverage of Cansortium (CSE:TIUM) with a “buy” rating and a price target between $2.40 and $3.40. The stock closed at $1.59 on May 23.

H.C. Wainwright raised its price target for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUPH) to $25 from $15 after assessing the value of the company’s recently-received new dosing regimen patent. The stock closed at $6.49 on May...

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Aeglea BioTherapeutics (NASDAQ:AGLE) with a “buy” rating and $20 price target. The stock closed at $6.92 on May 21.

BTIG launched coverage of Matinas BioPharma Holdings (NYSE AMER:MTNB) with a “buy” rating and $5 price target. The stock closed at 94 cents on May 16.

Alliance Global Partners launched coverage of T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) with a “buy” rating and price target of $5.00. The stock closed at $2.62 on May 15.

BTIG downgraded electroCore (NASDAQ:ECOR) to a “neutral” rating following the company’s release of its first quarter 2019 results. The stock closed at $5.33 on May 14.

BTIG upgraded TransEnterix (NASDAQ:TRXC) to “buy” from “neutral” with a price target of $3, saying it sees more upside potential than downside risk at current share prices.

Roth Capital partners launched coverage of Seelos Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SEEL) with a “buy” rating and $8 price target. The stock closed at $2.71 on May 13.

BTIG initiated coverage of MannKind (NASDAQ:MNKD) with a “buy” rating and price target of $3. The stock closed at $1.23 on May 13.

Alliance Global Partners launched coverage of Canopy Growth (TSX:WEED; NYSE:CGC) with a “buy” rating and $75 price target. The stock closed at $63.78 on May 10.

SVB Leerink launched coverage of Turning Point Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TPTX) with an “outperform” rating and $42 price target. The stock closed at $32.12 on May 10.

SVB Leerink initiated coverage of Hookipa Pharma (NASDAQ:HOOK) with an “outperform” rating and $20 price target. The stock closed at $13.85 on May 10.

Canaccord Genuity raised its price target for ShockWave Medical (NASDAQ:SWAV) to $50 from $39 after the company’s first quarter results beat consensus estimates.

Stifel upgraded Protagonist Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTGX) to “buy” from “neutral” and raised its price target to $17 from $11 after expansion of a deal with Janssen for PTG-200 and other IL-23 receptor antagonists. The...

Canaccord Genuity downgraded OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) to “hold” from “buy” and dropped its price target to $10 from $16, citing disappointment of underlying trends in direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing...

H.C. Wainwright adjusted its price target for ReWalk Robotics (NASDAQ:RWLK) to $4 from 25 cents, citing a potential mid-2019 launch of the company’s ReStoresoft exosuit for rehabilitation of stroke patients in U.S. and...

The Nasdaq Hearings Panel granted ContraVir Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:CTRV) request for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to compliance with certain conditions.