Biotech Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Cell Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CTIC), Chelsea Therapeutics International (NASDAQ:CHTP)

A US federal court yesterday invalidated Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE:PFE) key patent covering its anti-inflammatory pill Celebrex. The patent, which was set to lapse in December 2015, would have given Pfizer an 18-month extension from the expiry of the patent for the major ingredient in the drug, celecoxib. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was -2.69% in last session and finished the day at $31.12. Traded volume … Continue reading Biotech Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Cell Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CTIC), Chelsea Therapeutics International (NASDAQ:CHTP)

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 the stock remained 569.72 million shares. The beta of the … Continue reading Biotech Top Gainers: OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Cell Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CTIC), Arca Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:ABIO), NPS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NPSP)

Biotech Losers In News: Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGIO), Cell Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CTIC), NewLink Genetics (NASDAQ:NLNK), Mirati Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MRTX)

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGIO) present at the Cowen and Company 34th Annual Health Care Conference at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AGIO) stock performance was -5.69% in last session and finished the day at $29.48. Traded volume was 263,884 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 254.15 million shares. Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AGIO) insider ownership … Continue reading Biotech Losers In News: Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGIO), Cell Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CTIC), NewLink Genetics (NASDAQ:NLNK), Mirati Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MRTX)