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Biotech is defined as using technology to change, manipulate, and harness biological processes in order to fulfill a medical need. The applications of biotech are endless and range from genetically modifying foods to creating vaccines. During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, companies like Moderna and BioNTech utilized biotech to create life-saving vaccines that were distributed across the globe.

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Investors Still Must Pick Generic Drug Companies By Hand

The high-risk generic drug sector still is without an ETF, leaving investors to weed out the pharmaceutical winners and losers for themselves.

Biogen Is in the Right Place at the Right Time

BIIB's promising multiple scerlosis drug BG-12 could be a huge winner, just when Novartis' entry is stumbling.

Onyx Pharma May See Suitors Lining Up

The company's current and future drugs are likely attractive to larger companies faced with slowing growth.

Ranbaxy Closes In on FDA Approval for Generic Lipitor

Ranbaxy could sell $650 million worth of the drug in its first 180 days. But Pfizer is battling hard to keep branded Lipitor alive.

Forget Amgen — Buy This Pharmaceutical Stock Instead

Amgen is a world-class biotech company, but its big growth is a thing of the past. Another pharma stock is positioning itself for a place in your portfolio.

Questcor Earnings Could Soar 200% in Q4

Will Santa Claus make a bullish appearance and pull this market out of its doldrums? Traders and investors shouldn’t count on it this year like…

Blood-Thinner Drug Race Is Still Wide Open

The major pharmaceutical companies are hoping to supply the definitive treatments, but the medical community hasn't yet declared a winner.

Merck CEO Pledges Drug Pipeline Will Yield Results in Both Short and Long Term

Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier acknowledges company's lagging stock, touts potential of numerous drugs in late development stages.

Pfizer’s Latest Gambit for Keeping Lipitor Alive

Like a vampire refusing to die, Lipitor keeps on going. Now, PFE has a deal to sell the cholesterol-lowering drug directly to patients at generic cost.

Gilead’s Giant Gamble in Buying Pharmasset

The $11B price tag raises the stakes big-time, and critics say Gilead is overpaying to get Pharmasset's promising hepatitis C treatment.

Bank on This Pair of Biotech Bargains

When it comes to small biotechs, one successful product can send its stock soaring. This pair of companies currently have promising treatments on the horizon.

Stocks to Watch on Cancer Vaccines’ Huge Financial Potential

These companies are making progress on new therapeutic cancer vaccines -- and success for any one of them could be huge for investors.

Big Pharma’s Emerging Markets Foray Hits Roadblocks

Companies are finding plans for global expansion aren't without hiccups.

Bristol-Myers, AstraZeneca Diabetes Drug Gets New Hope

Cleveland Clinic's positive review revitalizes Bristol-Myers, AstraZeneca's dapagliflozin, an experimental drug taking on a growing diabetes management market.

Sanofi Relies on Shopping to Offset Patent Losses on Key Drugs

French drug giant Sanofi (SNY) is counting on mergers and acquisitions to restore profit growth amid a slew of patent expirations.

Pfizer Pushes to Keep Lipitor Profits Flowing

Efforts to preserve the lucrative cholesterol-drug's franchise have sparked an antitrust suit. But competition is inevitable.

10 Companies Increasing Dividends

Merck and ADP top the list of stocks increasing dividends this week. See eight other companies making shareholders smile.

Amylin Stumbles After Lilly Pulls Partnership Plug

As Eli Lilly looks elsewhere for a diabetes drug partner, Amylin Pharmaceuticals stumbles. But Lilly is happy as can be. Here's why.

Hepatitis C Drug Progress Puts Several Companies on Acquisition Watch

With their hepatitis C drugs showing promise in trials, these drug makers have become attractive targets for bigger pharma players.