http://www.inveslogic.com/latest Biotechnology Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1386696?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Ben Horowitz has a post called The Case For The Fat Startup on the All Things D blog. I don't agree with Ben's take on this issue but I have enormous respect for Ben and his partner Marc Andreessen. They have started and built multiple successfu... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1386696?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:25:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386422?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Rio, Chinalco reach iron-ore deal. Chinalco (ACH) signed a deal this morning to develop Rio Tinto's (RTP) massive iron ore project in Guinea as a joint venture. Under the terms of a non-binding memorandum of understanding, Rio, which currently o... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386422?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:17:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1386698?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Rio, Chinalco reach iron-ore deal. Chinalco (ACH) signed a deal this morning to develop Rio Tinto's (RTP) massive iron ore project in Guinea as a joint venture. Under the terms of a non-binding memorandum of understanding, Rio, which currently o... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1386698?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:17:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386434?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Seth Klarman's hedge fund Baupost Group recently filed an amended 13D and a Form 4 with the SEC in regards to shares of Facet Biotech (FACT). In the Form 4, we see that Klarman has sold 1,506,875 shares at a price of $27 per share. This transaction... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386434?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:38:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1386710?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Seth Klarman's hedge fund Baupost Group recently filed an amended 13D and a Form 4 with the SEC in regards to shares of Facet Biotech (FACT). In the Form 4, we see that Klarman has sold 1,506,875 shares at a price of $27 per share. This transaction... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1386710?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:38:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386318?rsstype=latest&cid=12 He writes:New Health Care Whip Count: 205-210 with Leaners: Democrats need 24 of a combination of the 12 potential No-Yes flip votes and the 19 potential Yes-No flip votes. So they need 24 out of the remaining uncommitted 31. If you re counting lea... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386318?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:33:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386309?rsstype=latest&cid=12 NO STONE UNTURNED.... When it comes to House members who voted in support of health care reform in November, we know some of the 220 yes votes won't be there for final passage. The trick is to keep as many...... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386309?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:33:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386308?rsstype=latest&cid=12 DESPITE SETBACK, AFL-CIO RALLIES TO SUPPORT REFORM BILL.... As the final provisions of the Democratic health care reform package was coming together, a wrinkle emerged. In order to get the best possible score from the Congressional Budget Office, Dem... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386308?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:33:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386307?rsstype=latest&cid=12 THREADING AN IMPOSSIBLE NEEDLE.... It's probably an esoteric point, but it's worth pausing to appreciate just how ridiculously challenging it was to craft this health care reform proposal. There's a very good reason this legislation has never passed ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386307?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:33:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386305?rsstype=latest&cid=12 A CONSTANTLY-EVOLVING HEADCOUNT.... Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) raised more than a few eyebrows this week when he said he just couldn't support the Democratic health care reform package. He argued that restrictions on undocumented immigrants buying ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386305?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:33:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386442?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Abbott Laboratories (ABT) engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of health care products worldwide. It operates in four segments: Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Products, Nutritional Products, and Vascular Products. The com... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386442?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:19:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/health-business-blog/1386486?rsstype=latest&cid=12 The Fallon Clinic in Central Massachusetts has invested heavily in electronic health records. Fallon s deployment of Epic has been successful. However, cost-savings projections on transcription were not being met, because many physicians preferred ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/health-business-blog/1386486?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:06:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1386598?rsstype=latest&cid=12 The 23,000 protein-coding genes in the human genome can help determine whether a person will have blond hair or black, flat feet or arched. But that's hardly the whole story behind the millions of... ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1386598?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:45:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386114?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) The producer of online, console and hand-held games received a vote of confidence by one large options player anticipating bullish movement in the price of its shares through expiration in January 2011. Activision... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386114?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:38:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386034?rsstype=latest&cid=12 AN EVER-CHANGING TIMELINE.... It really did seem as if the Congressional Budget Office would release its final score on health care reform last night, which would prompt Democratic leaders to start the 72-hour clock and schedule a vote for Saturday..... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386034?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:43:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386031?rsstype=latest&cid=12 CBO DELIVERS LONG-AWAITED SCORE.... No more excuses. This week, a variety of wavering House Democrats that they wouldn't make up their minds on health care reform until they got the final score on the package from the Congressional Budget Office....... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386031?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:43:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386030?rsstype=latest&cid=12 POOR BART.... After making countless unreasonable demands, offering a variety of inaccurate claims, and threatening to work with far-right Republicans to kill health care reform, Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) isn't having any fun. Leading a revolt against Pr... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386030?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:42:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386028?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Video of Bret Baier's 18-minute interview of President Obama in the White House yesterday is below; a transcript of the interview is here. The interview was broadcast on the the Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier. Having previously declared Fo... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386028?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:42:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386025?rsstype=latest&cid=12 DEMS 'ABSOLUTELY GIDDY' WITH CBO SCORE.... Following up on the last item, it's hard to overstate how pleased Democrats are with the new health care reform score from the Congressional Budget Office. House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) conceded... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386025?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:42:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386024?rsstype=latest&cid=12 My conservative cousin from New York finds support for my these are the good old days theme in Great Britian: Your post on Obamacare was really on point. Once the federal government becomes so deeply involved in allocating health care, it will come... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1386024?rsstype=latest&cid=12 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:42:48 -0400