May 22, 2012

2009: Biotech’s Stealth Small Cap Rally

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On the heels of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) logging its worst annual performance since 1931 and the NASDAQ Composite (COMP) having its worst year since inception in 1971, it may have seemed counter intuitive to provide a bullish outlook for the biotechnology industry in 2009.  Nonetheless, at the start of the year we [...]

Developments for Parkinson’s Disease Ignite Investor Enthusiasm

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In our August 2009 article titled “Treating Parkinson’s Disease: Investment Opportunities and Challenges,” we reviewed some of the historical challenges associated with developing treatments for Parkinson’s disease [PD] and cited reasons for optimism going forward in addition to highlighting several promising companies making progress. Since that time, many of the companies we featured have reported [...]