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Tag Archives: BIO Investor Forum
Public Exits and Virtual Biotechs – Dreams or Reality?
Here at the 10th Annual BIO Investor Forum, investors and CEOs are debating “all the options” for private companies. The first panel of the conference explored the backdoor entrance into public markets as chilly winds continue to blow through the latest IPO window. For the lunch plenary, panelists examined the option to go virtual and make capital efficiency a reality. Reverse Mergers It is no secret that the IPO market for biotechs has been tough. Read More >
Reverse Mergers: A Company is Ready to Go Public, or it’s Not
The latest IPO window has stalled. There have been five IPO withdrawals since June and around 30 since 2005. Global macro events are threatening to completely shut it. Reverse mergers have become an increasingly popular option with eight transactions in the last year. Unfortunately, 47 percent of reverse mergers have decreased in value post-close since 2008. At the 2011 BIO Investor Forum, a panel of experts examined the current financing environment and what private executive Read More >
BIO Investor Forum Company Snapshot: Protagonist Therapeutics
In our final Investor Forum Company Snapshot, we’ve profiled one of the Discovery Companies who will be presenting at the event. Protagonist Therapeutics shares their take on funding challenges and upcoming priorities, plus interesting facts about their company. Don’t miss their presentation first thing Tuesday morning! Company Snapshot What are the short-term and long-term priorities for your company? Protagonist is a peptide therapeutics based technology platform company. Short term priority: Secure a second collaboration and Read More >
BIO Investor Forum Company Snapshot: Immune Design
In the third installment of the Investor Forum Company Snapshots, hear from Immune Design Corp. The CEO of the company, Dr. Carlos Paya, will be presenting next week at the 10th Annual BIO Investor Forum on Tuesday afternoon. Company Snapshot What are the short-term and long-term priorities for your company? Short term: focus on validating in patients a product from each of our two novel technologies. We will be conducting testing of : 1) An Read More >
Perspective on Market Valuation for Biotech Drug Developers
Of the 300 publicly traded U.S. biotechs, 219 (73%) are developing drugs. The other 27% are working on molecular tools, diagnostics, biofuels, and other biotech endeavors. One question that is often asked with respect to drug-focused biotechs is: How big are they compared to traditional pharmaceutical companies? How many are valued as small start-ups vs large, or mid-size pharmas? It turns out that more than half the sector trades with a market valuation of less Read More >
