The fools
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Jun 20, 2012 09:27AM
Edit this title from the Fast Facts Section
MannKind mentioned in article on Ariad...
Ariad | 4 | $19.13 | $89 million |
Vivus | 1 | $30.18 | $26 million |
MannKind (Nasdaq: MNKD ) | 4 | $5.20 | $93 million |
Human Genome Sciences (Nasdaq: HGSI ) | 7 | $13.64 | $151 million |
Sources: Yahoo! Finance, Morningstar, and S&P Capital IQ.
Each company has its blockbuster in waiting. Ariad has ponatinib; Vivus has its anti-obesity treatment Qnexa, which already received a glowing 20-2 recommendation for approval from an FDA advisory committee; MannKind is working on inhaled-insulin treatment Afrezza; and Human Genome Sciences has lupus treatment Benlysta, which seems to be so appealing that it's attracted a buyout offer from partner GlaxoSmithKline. Each of these drugs should reach approval (or rejection) stage within a year at the most, so it may not take too long for investors to find out just how valuable they really are.
http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2012/06/19/how-high-can-ariad-fly.aspx