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Biotech Most Volatile Stocks: Opexa Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OPXA), Intrexon (NYSE:XON), Chimerix (NASDAQ:CMRX), NewLink Genetics (NASDAQ:NLNK)

On March 5, 2014, Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPXA) entered into a First Amendment to Sales Agreement (the “First Amendment”) with Meyers Associates, L.P. (doing business as Brinson Patrick, a division of Meyers Associates, L.P.) (the “New Sales Manager”) and Brinson Patrick Securities Corporation (the “Original Sales Manager”). Pursuant to the First Amendment, the Sales Agreement…

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Biotech Top Losers: Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Synta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SNTA), Northwest Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:NWBO), AEterna Zentaris (NASDAQ:AEZS)

Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) said the US Food and Drug Administration ordered a halt to trials of a cancer drug over concerns about potential liver damage. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) stock performance was -61.59% in last session and finished the day at $1.69. Traded volume was 46,444,384 million shares in the last session and the average volume…

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Biotech Stocks Touching New Highs: Oncothyreon (NASDAQ:ONTY), IGI Laboratories (NYSEMKT:IG), TG Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TGTX), Receptos Inc. (NASDAQ:RCPT)

4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific) to discuss its full year and fourth quarter 2013 financial results and provide a review of its pipeline of products in development. Oncothyreon Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:ONTY) stock performance was 1.92% in last session and finished the day at $3.72. Traded volume was 1.16 million shares in the last…

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Biotech Top Gainers: OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Cell Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CTIC), Arca Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:ABIO), NPS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NPSP)

Biopharmaceutical giant Oxigene Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN) y reported its experimental drug Zybrestat, combined with Roche’s cancer drug Avastin, significantly slowed progression of recurrent ovarian cancer. OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN) stock performance was 77.27% in last session and finished the day at $4.29. Traded volume was 29,290,814 million shares in the last session and the average volume of…

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Biotech Most Volatile: Marina Biotech (OTCMKTS:MRNA), Onconova Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ONTX), OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Oragenics Inc (NYSEMKT:OGEN)

Marina Biotech, Inc. (OTCMKTS:MRNA) illustrated a similar run of events, as it reinvigorated its PR activity in the new year and shot upwards as it received a patent protection for one of its therapies. MRNA is back at $1.38, after it slumped for a while following a temporary peak at $1.70. Marina Biotech, Inc. (OTCMKTS:MRNA)…

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Biotech Active Runners: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX)

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013 and provided an update on corporate developments. Net loss for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013 was $74.2 million, or $0.40 per share, compared to a net loss of $60.5 million, or $0.36 per share, for…

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