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Discovery Laboratories: Clinical Trial Data over Next Year Could Validate the Promise of Aerosurf (DSCO, Buy, $1.60)

Investment Overview

The Stock Market Has Written off Aerosurf

The current stock market valuation for Discovery Laboratories of $13 million (8 million…
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Discovery Laboratories: New CEO and Update on Aerosurf (DSCO, $2.26)

Upcoming Key Events

There are two very important events in the next year. The first is reporting of results in a…
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Discovery Laboratories: Results for Aerosurf in Phase 2a Trial are Encouraging; Why Then Did the Stock Crash? (DSCO, Buy, $0.30)

Introduction

This report discusses the results of Discovery Laboratory’s first in human, phase 2a trial of Aerosurf. In writing this report,…
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Discovery Laboratories: Update from the 2Q, 2015 Conference Call Provides Timelines for Important Aerosurf Phase 2 Trials (DSCO, Buy, $0.47)

Key Points

Phase 2 trials are enrolling rapidly.
Topline results from a trial involving babies of 29 to 34 weeks gestational age…
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Comments on Agenus, ImmunoCellular, Discovery Laboratories, Neuralstem, Kite and Juno

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Discovery Laboratories: What I Intend to Do in the Aftermath of a Disastrous Stock Offering (DSCO, Buy, $0.54)

Quick Summary
Discovery Laboratories has just completed a stock offering that was done at distressed prices. This was a disaster for…
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Discovery Laboratories: An Analysis of Phase 2a Results for Aerosurf and What to do with the Stock (DSCO, $0.81, for paid subscribers)

Glossary of Important Definitions

For those of you who are not familiar with terms used in neonatology, I am starting this…
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Comments on Antares, Agenus, Cytokinetics, Discovery Laboratories and ZS Pharma

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April 28, 2015
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Discovery Laboratories: Focus is Totally on Aerosurf Development (DSCO, $1.43, Hold)

Investment Thesis

During the conference call on March 16, 2015 discussing 4Q, 2014 results, management announced that it had decided to…
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Discovery Laboratories: Delay in Completion of Aerosurf Phase 2a Trial and Continued Disappointing Sales of Surfaxin Weigh on the Stock (DSCO, $1.53, Hold)

Phase 2a Aerosurf trial completion has been pushed back to 1Q, 2015 from 4Q, 2014.
All important topline results from Aerosurf…
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Discovery Laboratories: My Current Thinking on the Surfaxin Launch and Aerosurf Phase 2 Trials (DSCO, Buy/Hold, $1.62)

Investment Thesis

At the time of launch of Surfaxin on November 8, 2013 Discovery Laboratory’s (DSCO) stock was selling at $2.00.…
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Discovery Laboratories: A Look at the Surfaxin Launch and the Phase 2a Trial of Aerosurf (DSCO, Buy, $1.79, free content)

Launch of Surfaxin

The launch of Surfaxin has begun and initial results were below expectations causing the Company a few months…
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Discovery Laboratories: An Update on the Surfaxin Launch and the Phase 2 Clinical Trial Program for Aerosurf (DSCO, Buy, $1.72)

Introduction and Overview

This note updates recent progress of the company along with my detailed investment outlook which I break into…
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Thoughts on the Market Correction in Biotechnology Stocks

This Has Been a Tough Correction

The recent sharp market correction and rotation out of growth stocks like biotechnology and technology…
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San Francisco Trip Is the Basis for a Preview of 2014 (Subscribers Only)

What SmithOnStocks Is All About
It is traditional at the start of the year to go over stock picks for the…
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Discovery Laboratories: An Asymmetric Opportunity (DSCO, $2.07)

I have just published the first of a series of reports on Discovery Laboratories.
Instead of publishing an extensive report (which…
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Discovery Laboratories (DSCO, $2.07): An Asymmetric Opportunity

 
Purpose of This Report
This is the first of a series of reports on Discovery Laboratories. Instead of publishing an extensive…
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Discovery Laboratories: Removal of Financing Overhang Is a Catalyst for the Stock (DSCO, $2.17)

Investment Thesis
I believe that the recent stock offering by Discovery Laboratories (DSCO) removes the financing overhang that has been holding…
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Discovery Laboratories: What the Marketing Approval of Surfaxin Could Mean to the Stock (DSCO, $2.72)

Surfaxin is Finally Cleared for Commercialization in the US
The long saga for Discovery Laboratories (DSCO) that began with the first…
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SmithOnStocks Opines on Stocks May 19, Edition

One Approach for Investing in Emerging Biotechnology Stocks
I write on biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies of all sizes, but I have…
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Discovery Laboratories: Still Another Delay in the Surfaxin Launch (DSCO, $2.00)

Overview
Discovery Laboratories just announced still another delay in the launch of Surfaxin. The Company received five Complete Response letters dating…
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Discovery Laboratories: The Surfaxin Launch and Beyond (DSCO, $2.38)

Investment Thesis
We are now nearing the long awaited launch of Surfaxin. During the recent conference call on results for 4Q,…
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Discovery Laboratories: Innovative Financing is a Catalyst to Buy the Stock (DSCO, $2.16)

Investment Perspective
Discovery's (DSCO) stock has languished since it announced before the opening on October 24, 2012 that it was delaying…
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Discovery Laboratories Announces Changing of the Guard (DSCO, $2.21)

New Board and New CEO
There has been a significant leadership change at Discovery Laboratories (DSCO) which has appointed a new…
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Discovery Laboratories: Disappointment with the Delay in the Surfaxin Launch Has Created a Buying Opportunity (DSCO, $2.24)

Introduction
I had the opportunity to meet with the management of Discovery Laboratories (DSCO) recently and focused on several issues:


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Discovery Laboratories: The Street Is Getting on Board With Me

My Recent History on Discovery Laboratories

On February 22, 2012, I initiated coverage of Discover Laboratories with a Buy and at…
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Discovery Laboratories: Surfaxin Is Superior to Animal Surfactants (DSCO, $2.74)

Purpose of Report
Discovery Laboratories (DSCO) held a quarterly conference call on May 3 to update investors on the pending launch…
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Discovery Laboratories (DSCO): An Update and Buy Re-iteration

I have just published a new report on Discovery Laboratories; this emerging company has two products approved for U.S. marketing…
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Equity Offering Provides Discovery Laboratories Much Needed Financial Strength (DSCO, $2.81)

Report Summary
With a number of cash infusions from a public offering, an ATM drawdown and warrant exercises, Discovery Laboratories (DSCO)…
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Surfaxin Should Be Approved on its March 6th PDUFA Date (DSCO, $2.82)

Investment Thesis and Valuation
The transformation of a biotechnology company from development stage to commercial can be the catalyst for a…
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