NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 02/07/12 -- Biotech stocks are on fire in 2012. The iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology index is up more than 15 percent year-to-date as impressive earnings results have boosted investor optimism in the industry. According to BB Biotech, "neither the government debt crisis nor recessionary pressures nor all the turmoil on the currency front" have been able to slow the biotech sector. The Paragon Report examines investing opportunities in the Biotechnology Industry and provides equity research on OXiGENE, Inc. (NASDAQ: OXGN) and Generex Biotechnology Corporation (OTCBB: GNBT). Access to the full company reports can be found at:
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BB Biotech says that the expected news flow from biotech pipelines in 2012 "also bodes well" for the industry in the current year. In 2011, regulators approved 13 new biotech products and major R&D milestones were reached all while the industry's revenues and profits exceeded market expectations, BB observes.
Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA) says that improving economic conditions have led to an increase in funding for the biotechnology industry. GIA predicts that the global market for biotechnology will surpass $320 billion by 2015 thanks to increased availability of funding for R&D.
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OXiGENE is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics to treat cancer and eye diseases. The Company's major focus is developing vascular disrupting agents that selectively disrupt abnormal blood vessels associated with solid tumor progression and visual impairment.
Generex, the parent company of Antigen Express, is also engaged in the research, development, and commercialization of drug delivery systems and technologies. Generex has developed a proprietary platform technology for the delivery of drugs into the human body through the oral cavity (with no deposit in the lungs).
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