Biotech Losers: Discovery Laboratories (NASDAQ:DSCO), CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSEMKT:CVM), NewLink Genetics (NASDAQ:NLNK), La Jolla Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:LJPC)

Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSCO) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from sell to hold. Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSCO) stock performance was -6.01% in last session and finished the day at $2.19. Traded volume was 1,245,476 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 589.46 million shares. The beta of…

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Biotech Top Gainer: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSEMKT:CVM), Synthetic Biologics (NYSEMKT:SYN), Agenus Inc. (NASDAQ:AGEN)

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) on Feb. 25 reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013 and provided an update on corporate developments. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) stock performance was 8.79% in last session and finished the day at $8.17. Traded volume was 18.32 million shares in the last session…

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Biotech Most Volatile: CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR), Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:MACK), CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSEMKT:CVM), IGI Laboratories (NYSEMKT:IG)

CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR) on Mar. 5 reported financial results for the 12 months ended December 31, 2013, and also provided an overview of recent accomplishments and upcoming milestones for its clinical development programs. CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR) stock performance was -4.14% in last session and finished the day at $5.10. Traded volume was 3,687,994 million shares…

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Hot Biotech Bullish Stocks: Genocea Biosciences (NASDAQ:GNCA), Esperion Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ESPR), Anacor Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ANAC), CEL-SCI (NYSEMKT:CVM)

Vaccine specialist Genocea Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:GNCA) struck a research deal with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School to study cancer immunology. Under the March 5 alliance, researchers will use Genocea Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:GNCA)’s proprietary T cell antigen discovery platform to find antigens that correlate with an anti-tumor immune response in melanoma patients. Genocea Biosciences…

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Biotech Active Stocks: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), CEL-SCI (NYSEMKT:CVM), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:INO)

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA)’s shares declined 1.14% to $8.65. The company on Feb. 25 reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013 and provided an update on corporate developments. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) stock performance was -2.87% in last session and finished the day at $8.13. Traded volume was…

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Hot Biotech Gainers: Sangamo Biosciences (NASDAQ:SGMO), CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSEMKT:CVM), Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGIO), Lpath (NASDAQ:LPTN)

HIV usually infects blood cells through a protein on their surface, a “docking station” called CCR5. A California company, Sangamo BioSciences Inc. (NASDAQ:SGMO), makes a treatment that can knock out a gene that makes CCR5. Sangamo Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGMO) stock performance was 17.08% in last session and finished the day at $22.96. Traded volume was…

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