Biotech Most Active Stocks: Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD)

Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN)  got bad news about its key imetelstat drug, as the FDA issued a clinical hold on the treatment for multiple myeloma and essential thrombocythemia. 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 of the stock remained 4.64 million shares. The … Continue reading Biotech Most Active Stocks: Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD)

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 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) stock performance was 16.67% in last session and finished the … Continue reading Biotech Most Volatile: Marina Biotech (OTCMKTS:MRNA), Onconova Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ONTX), OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Oragenics Inc (NYSEMKT:OGEN)

Biotech Unusual Volume: Northwest Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:NWBO), La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:LJPC), OXiGENE (NASDAQ:OXGN), Tengion (OTCMKTS:TNGN)

Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:NWBO) a biotechnology company developing DCVax personalized immune therapies for solid tumour cancers, has received approval from the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI- the FDA of Germany) of a “Hospital Exemption” early access programme under Section 4b of the German Drug Law. Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc (NASDAQ:NWBO) stock performance was 16.93% in last session and finished the day at $9.18. Traded volume was 8,391,894 … Continue reading Biotech Unusual Volume: Northwest Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:NWBO), La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:LJPC), OXiGENE (NASDAQ:OXGN), Tengion (OTCMKTS:TNGN)

Biotech Top Gainers: OXiGENE (NASDAQ:OXGN), AEterna Zentaris (NASDAQ:AEZS), Marina Biotech (OTCMKTS:MRNA), Dicerna Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:DRNA)

Shares of Oxigene Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN) more than doubled on very heavy volume after the microcap biotech said a mid-stage study of its drug Zybrestat, when used with Roche’s Avastin, showed increased survival in ovarian cancer patients. OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN) stock performance was 17.48% in last session and finished the day at $2.42. Traded volume was 6,334,713 million shares in the last session and the average … Continue reading Biotech Top Gainers: OXiGENE (NASDAQ:OXGN), AEterna Zentaris (NASDAQ:AEZS), Marina Biotech (OTCMKTS:MRNA), Dicerna Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:DRNA)