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Cubist Pharmaceuticals: An Overview Based on a Recent Company Presentation (CBST, No Opinion)
Introduction I recently was invited to attend a broker sponsored conference for biotechnology companies. Altogether, there were 116 companies presenting at the conference and I attended 29 individual company presentations. I regularly attend conferences like this to screen for potential new companies to cover and to get updates on companies that I already have done […]
Thoughts on the Growing Crisis of Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics
Investment Overview We hear constantly from the media about problems with bacterial resistance to antibiotics. I think that this is an indication that we have reached the point at which society will collectively decide to declare a war on resistant bacteria that could provide the same impetus to the development of anti-microbial drugs that the […]
Trius’ (TSRX) Tedizolid Has Blockbuster Potential for MRSA Infections
Trius Therapeutics TSRX) is in late stage clinical development of its new antibiotic, tedizolid, for treatment of MRSA infections that have increased to epidemic levels in both the hospital and community settings. There are a number of companies competing in this market and a host of new products in development, but I see tedizolid as […]