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One of the biggest biotech conferences of the year is around the corner. The 59th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, or ASH, is Dec. 9-12 in Atlanta. It's likely to serve as a make-or-break catalyst for many companies researching blood-related diseases and disorders. About 3,...

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: SRPT) is trading up more than 20 percent Thursday after a second-quarter beat that included $35 million in sales of its Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug, Exondys 51, against a consensus of $23 million. The Cambridge-based biopharma company has increased its full-...

Short interest in many of the leading biotech stocks shrank in the most recent period. Two stocks in particular stood out among the few that bucked the trend in those two weeks. Shares of both of these stocks rose sharply during the two-week period. Short sellers shied away from many of the...

Short interest in many of the leading biotech stocks shrank in the most recent period. Two stocks in particular stood out as leaders of that trend in those two weeks. Shares of one of those two stocks rose while the other slumped during the period. Short sellers moved on only a few of the leading...

The three largest biotechs are set to share their latest quarterly results this week. Wall Street analysts are looking for solid to strong growth from all three. However, expectations are lower for many other biotech and pharmaceutical companies reporting this week. The three largest public...

The cover story in this weekend's Barron's is a look at the biggest battle in biotechnology. This issue also includes a special report on 16 all-star women advisors and a look at companies that could double earnings. The prospects for Whirlpool, Procter & Gamble, Express...

By and large, the number of shares short in the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical stocks shrank between the June 15 and June 30 settlement dates. The trend was particularly noticeable in Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD), which saw...

Short interest among leading biotechs and emerging pharmaceuticals increased nearly all across the board between February 13 and February 27. Leading the trend were BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN), Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:...

While Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) saw a sizable dip in short interest between the April 30 and May 15 settlement dates, short sellers piled on Medivation (NASDAQ: MDVN) and Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC). Among other leading biotechs and emerging pharmaceuticals, gains in the number of their shares sold...

Biotech stocks have proved to be volatile this year, and short sellers piled on Incyte (NASDAQ: INCY) between the April 15 and April 30 settlement dates. Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN) also saw double-digit percentage increases in the number of their...

In a period when many biotech stocks were slipping, short sellers moved on many of the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceuticals between the March 14 and March 31 settlement dates. But Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) and Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN) were among those that bucked the...

After largely shying away in the previous period, short sellers found renewed interest in many of the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies between the February 28 and March 14 settlement dates. But Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG), Medivation (NASDAQ: MDVN) and Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC...

Short interest in most of the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies declined between the February 14 and February 28 settlement dates. But Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: BMRN) and Medivation (NASDAQ: MDVN) bucked that trend. Short interest in Gilead...

Among the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) and BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: BMRN) saw the largest percentage increases in short interest between the January 31 and February 15 settlement dates. Alexion Pharmaceuticals,...

Among the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, Incyte (NASDAQ: INCY) and Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC) saw the largest percentage declines in short interest between the January 15 and January 31 settlement dates. Short sellers shied away from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Amgen, Biogen...