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Qiagen Inks Deal with Abbott - Analyst Blog
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 11:03am | 461Under an agreement with Abbott (ABT), Qiagen (QGEN) will receive test kits for a molecular test of HIV in the US and Canada. The test, to be commercialized under Qiagen's brand, is expected to be available by 2012. In addition, Qiagen will receive a quantitative HCV test which will be used on its...
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Forms Advisory Board
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 9:20am | 109Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) today announced that it has formed a Scientific Advisory Board to formalize the two-way exchange of technological information between the company and representatives from some of the world's premiere centers of health, science and education. “Scientific...
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Helicos BioSciences Corporation Appoints Ivan Trifunovich as President and CEO
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 4:51pm | 99Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: HLCS) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Ivan Trifunovich as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Trifunovich has served as a senior consultant to the Helicos Board of Directors and was elected to serve as...
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Enzo Biochem Reports Mixed Earnings (ENZ)
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 4:14pm | 153Enzo Biochem Inc. (NYSE: ENZ) reports Q3 earnings loss of $0.15 versus consensus of $0.09 loss. Enzo Biochem Inc. reports revenues of $24.9 million versus consensus of $24.58 million. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments approximated $34 million at July 31, 2010 and April 30, 2010....
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Enzo Biochem Reports Fourth Quarter Results
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 4:11pm | 265Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE: ENZ) today reported results for the fiscal fourth quarter, consistent with our announcement on September 20, 2010, and for the year ended July 31, 2010. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to a year ago: Aided by gains at Enzo Clinical Labs, total revenues...
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Earnings Scheduled For October 14 (GOOG, GWW, AMD, FCS, SWY, JBHT, CBST, ENZ, LSTR, HRLY)
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 5:24am | 235Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) is estimated to post its Q3 EPS at $6.70. WW Grainger Inc (NYSE: GWW) may report its Q3 earnings at $1.82 per share. Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE: AMD) is likely to post its earnings at $0.06 per share in the third quarter. Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc (...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Drug Delivery Industry With The Highest Cash (ELN, HSP, NKTR, ALKS)
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 4:42am | 144Below are the top drug delivery stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Elan Corporation Plc (NYSE: ELN) had $885.60 million in total cash and $1.54 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. Hospira Inc (NYSE: HSP) had $783.30 million in total cash for the latest quarter. HSP's...
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Charles River Announces Exclusive License with Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 4:20pm | 106Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive, long-term marketing and distribution agreement with Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Lexington, Kentucky-based provider of unique genetically modified rat models. Under this...
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Earnings Scheduled For October 13 (JPM, APOL, HST, ACGY, TESS, SPTN, ASML, MTOX, IGTE, CMN, OZRK)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 5:03am | 251JP Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) is likely to post its Q3 EPS at $0.90. Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) may report its FQ4 profit at $1.30 per share. Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE: HST) is estimated to post Q3 loss at $0.11 per share. Acergy SA (NASDAQ: ACGY) is expected to post its Q3 EPS at...
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Options Traders Still Bullish on Illumina (ILMN)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 12:34pm | 154Shares of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) are higher on the session by 0.74%, currently trading at $49.24. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months in a clearly defined technical uptrend. ILMN is trending toward its 52-week high, at $51.99. Options traders are continuing to...
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AMRI Appoints New VP of Chemical Development
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 8:04am | 60AMRI (NASDAQ: AMRI) announced today that David C. Lathbury, Ph.D. has joined the company as vice president of chemical development reporting to Dr. Steven Hagen, vice president of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing. Dr. Lathbury will assume leadership for AMRI's Chemical Development...
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Monday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (PHM, AIXG, PWR, SCHW, EXEL)
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 1:41pm | 91Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: PHM) 20,058 puts, 192 calls 2. Aixtron (NASDAQ: AIXG) 3,002 puts, 46 calls 3. Quanta Services Inc. (NYSE: PWR) 3,690 puts, 67 calls 4. Charles Schwab Corp. (...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (HRBN, RVSN, EXEL, SMTX)
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 8:55am | 178Harbin Electric Inc (NASDAQ: HRBN) rose 24.05% to $24.76 in the pre-market session. HRBN has received a proposal letter from its Chairman and CEO Tianfu Yang and Baring Private Equity Asia Group Ltd to acquire all the outstanding shares of the company for $24 per share. RADVision Ltd (NASDAQ: RVSN...
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Barclays Capital Upgrades PKI To Equal Weight
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 6:56am | 52Analysts at Barclays Capital upgrade PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) from "underweight" to "equal weight." The target price for PKI has been raised from $21 to $25. PKI's shares gained 0.93% to close at $22.88 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Goldman Sachs Updates Bruker Corp. Estimates
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 10:31am | 156After the market close, Bruker Corp. (NASDAQ: BRKR) announced the closing of its acquisitions of the Atomic Force Microscopy and the Optical Industrial Metrology instruments businesses from Veeco Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) for $229.4 mn in cash. Bruker expects the acquired businesses to add...