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 February 2005 (v05-n02)
Main Story - pgs. 1-8 Biotech Primer - Management
Main Story - pgs. 9-11 Biotech sector short interest
Macro Market Commentary - pgs. 12-16
Biotech Monthly Coverage Update - pg. 17-25
BSR Model Portfolio - pg. 26
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This month's Biotech Monthly has a pair of Main Stories. The lead story is the first in an occasional series of a biotech primer. The subject for this installment is our views on what makes a good biotech management team. The secondary story discusses short interest in the biotech sector.

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The following is an outline of this issue of this Biotech Monthly newsletter.
Main Story - Biotech Primer - Management
Introduction
Evaluating biotech management
BioMarin misacquisition of Orapred
 
Biotech management, good and bad
Clear and decisive
The Fruitcake Quotient
Scientist as Executive
Avoid starry eyes for pharma starpower
Execution, execution, execution
Not science, commercial science
Avoid excessive arrogance; avoid egomaniacs
Investor relations ≠ Public relations
Final thoughts
Main Story - Biotech sector short interest
Introduction
Overall short interest
Graph: NASDAQ Biotech Index short interest
 
Short interest percentage
Graph: NBI short interest as a % of total NASDAQ short interest
Short interest and float
Table: Top ten short interest as a percentage of float
Macro Market Commentary - "Snippets"

Biotech Monthly Coverage Updates

ID Biomedical
Fluviral in 2005
Avian influenza
Events
Investment case
Dendreon
Filing strategy
Data predicting
Arm imbalances
9902b enrollment
Partnership
Investment case
BioMarin
Investment case
Discovery Labs
Forbes Medi-Tech
Genta
Investment case
Indevus
Introgen
Medarex
Investment case
Onyx Pharma
Seattle Genetics
Sonus
Investment case
Targeted Genetics
Valentis
ZymoGenetics

NIBM Model Portfolio Performance

 
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