May 20, 2012

Rethinking Immunotherapy for Brain Tumors

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Eight companies with immunotherapy approaches for brain tumors

2011 Review and Outlook for Biotechnology in 2012

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Our favorable outlook for the biotechnology industry remains intact for 2012 and is based on several key drivers

Bear Market Advice and Perspectives

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Our management and strategy consulting firm was founded in November 2008, which was clearly a difficult period for the U.S. economy and a year that many investors would like to forget. The Dow Jones Industrial average recorded its worst annual performance since 1931 and the NASDAQ Composite had its worst year since inception in 1971.  [...]

Similarities Between Two Immunotherapies in Cancer

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Approval of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Yervoy® [ipilimumab] for melanoma in March 2011 marked the second victory for the field of immunotherapy in oncology within a year.

To Partner, or Not to Partner: That is the Question

MD Becker Partners' Life Science Digest: To Partner, or Not to Partner - That is the Question

Traditional wisdom holds that biotechnology companies benefit from collaborations with their larger pharmaceutical peers, which can help validate a company’s technology, provide capital to help fund clinical development, and enable access to experienced clinical, regulatory and commercial infrastructure.  While this was certainly true in the early days of biotechnology, the industry has now matured – [...]