The FDA registered the laboratory of Dipanjan Pan, Ph.D., at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, as an approved laboratory development site for RNA Disease Diagnostics’ (RNADD) Antisense COVID-19 molecular...
John Erickson Jr. RNA Disease Diagnostics (RNADD) appointed John Erickson, Jr. to the newly created position of president to lead day-to-day operations. He will report directly to company co-founder and executive...
Cantor Fitzgerald launched coverage of Corvus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CRVS) with an “overweight” rating and 12-month price target of $10. The stock closed at $2.66 on May 26. “We believe that the risk/reward profile is...
William Blair initiated coverage of Vaccitech plc (NASDAQ:VACC) with an “outperform” rating. The stock was quoted at $14.35 in afternoon trading on May 25. Vaccitech is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that...
SVB Leerink initiated coverage of Neuropace (NASDAQ:NPCE) with an “outperform” rating and $25 price target. The stock closed at $20.91 on May 14. “To us, NeuroPace represents a top-tier growth profile SMID-cap MedTech...
Dawson James reduced its price target for Dyadic (NASDAQ:DYAI) to $6 from $12, citing uncertainty about the potential of its COVID-19 vaccine. The stock closed at $3.73 on May 14. “DYAI-100 (COVID) is advancing to human...
RNA Disease Diagnostics’ stepwise protocol for an RNA-extraction-free nano-amplified colorimetric test for COVID-19 was published in Nature Protocols. The test uses a unique dual-pronged molecular...
William Blair downgraded Lucira Health (NASDAQ:LHDX) to “market perform,” citing changes to the testing market that have played out over the last couple of months coupled with lack of demand for the company’s at-home...
Raymond James upgraded Cardiol Therapeutics (TSX:CRDL) to “outperform” from “market perform,” citing enrollment of the first patient in a Phase 2/3 clinical trial investigating the cardioprotective properties of...
Maxim Group upgraded Mesoblast (NASDAQ:MESO) to “buy” from “hold” with a price target of $18, citing the totality of the company’s cell therapy data, which are “quite good.” The stock closed at $8.45 on April 6...