Stock Project

You have been given $10,000 to purchase stock in biotech companies. This will be a project that is due at the end of the semester and will start again next semester. Below is a list of biotechnology companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange. You don’t have to use only this list of companies, and you will need to look up each company’s current share cost. You must purchase stock from at least 3 different companies and the maximum is 6 companies.

1. The cost below is for one share. You may purchase as many shares as you like from any one company, remembering that your goal is to make money (See the Trade Column). 2. Each week you must check the stock price from the close of business on Friday of that week. (These are from 8/27/10) 3. You will create a data table and graph that tracks the ups and downs of your investment. 4. For now, just spend your imaginary $10,000 and turn in your list and final amount spent. 5. You’ll need a calculator and the stock purchase worksheet. DON’T GO OVER $10,000!

The P/E ratio (price-to-earnings ratio) of a stock is a measure of the price paid for a share relative to the annual net income or profit earned by the firm per share.

Name Symbol Trade Change P/E 52-wk Range Previous Close

ALSERES PHARMACEUTCL ALSE.PK 0.18 0.00 0.00% N/A 0.18 - 0.83 0.18

Affymetrix, Inc. AFFX 4.21 0.03 0.71% N/A 3.75 - 10.06 4.24

Albany Molecular Research AMRI 6.43 0.00 0.00% N/A 5.06 - 9.73 6.43

ALPHARX INC ALRX.OB 0.05 0.00 0.00% N/A 0.03 - 0.17 0.05

Amgen Inc. AMGN 50.93 0.91 1.76% 10.82 50.32 - 62.52 51.84

Anika Therapeutics Inc. ANIK 5.00 0.03 0.60% 15.87 4.83 - 9.25 5.03

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ARIA 3.24 0.18 5.26% 3.51 1.70 - 4.41 3.42

AUTOIMMUNE INC AIMM.PK 0.46 0.00 0.00% N/A 0.32 - 0.61 0.46

AVAX TECHS INC AVXT.PK 0.03 0.0050 20.00% N/A - 0.03

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BCRX 4.55 0.12 2.57% N/A 4.43 - 13.47 4.67

Biogen Idec Inc BIIB 53.91 1.46 2.64% 13.72 41.75 - 60.28 55.37

BIOMIRA INC BIOM 0.54 0.00 0.00% N/A - 0.54

BIOPURE CORP CL A BPURQ.PK 0.02 0.00 0.00% N/A 0.01 - 1.28 0.02

Cel-Sci Corporation CVM 0.49 0.00 1.01% N/A 0.43 - 2.10 0.50

Cerus Corporation CERS 2.91 0.07 2.35% N/A 1.57 - 3.71 2.98

Covance Inc. Common Stock CVD 38.72 0.55 1.40% 15.37 37.44 - 63.53 39.27

CryoLife, Inc. Common Stock CRY 5.18 0.08 1.52% 16.24 4.80 - 8.87 5.26

Cypress Bioscience, Inc. CYPB 3.43 0.29 7.80% N/A 2.06 - 8.37 3.72

CytRx Corporation CYTR 0.66 0.05 7.04% 34.74 0.62 - 1.56 0.71

Discovery Laboratories, Inc. DSCO 0.2199 0.0101 4.39% N/A 0.17 - 1.69 0.23

Symbol Trade Change P/E 52-wk Range Previous Close Name

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ENZN 10.43 0.09 0.86% 3.24 7.05 - 11.60 10.52

GENTA INC GETAD.OB 1.58 0.02 1.25% N/A 1.50 - 126.00 1.60

Genzyme Corporation GENZ 66.84 0.74 1.10% N/A 45.39 - 70.97 67.58

Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD 32.07 0.75 2.29% 9.72 31.73 - 49.50 32.82

Heska Corporation HSKA 0.44 0.01 2.22% 31.43 0.36 - 1.08 0.45

IGI, Laboratories Inc. Common S IG 1.33 0.00 0.00% N/A 0.21 - 1.50 1.33

Incyte Corporation INCY 11.83 0.31 2.55% N/A 5.30 - 14.98 12.14

Integra LifeSciences Holdings C IART 35.29 0.31 0.87% 17.41 29.69 - 46.73 35.60

LA JOLLA PHARMA LJPC.PK 0.0390 0.0010 2.50% N/A 0.03 - 0.32 0.04

Martek Biosciences Corporation MATK 21.20 0.16 0.75% 16.83 17.09 - 25.43 21.36

Myriad Genetics, Inc. MYGN 15.10 0.54 3.45% 9.83 14.11 - 31.95 15.64

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals NABI 4.86 0.05 1.02% N/A 2.97 - 6.42 4.91

NORTH AMERN SCI NASMQ.PK 0.0011 0.00 0.00% N/A 0.01 - 0.47 0.00

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NPSP 5.90 0.28 4.53% N/A 2.84 - 7.75 6.18

ONYX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ONXX 24.85 0.42 1.66% N/A 19.54 - 35.67 25.27

OXiGENE, Inc. OXGN 0.2980 0.0004 0.13% N/A 0.27 - 1.75 0.30

PANACOS PHARMA INC PANC.PK 0.0070 0.0010 12.50% N/A 0.01 - 0.04 0.01

PROGEN PHARMACEUTICL PGLA.PK 0.25 0.04 13.79% N/A 0.18 - 0.68 0.29

PDL BioPharma, Inc. PDLI 5.54 0.03 0.54% 6.63 4.97 - 9.32 5.51

Qiagen N.V. QGEN 17.79 0.04 0.22% 26.95 17.56 - 24.00 17.83

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals REGN 21.84 0.63 2.80% N/A 15.02 - 30.58 22.47

Repligen Corporation RGEN 3.40 0.11 3.13% N/A 3.00 - 5.33 3.51

Repros Therapeutics Inc. RPRX 0.58 0.02 3.33% N/A 0.28 - 2.48 0.60

TARGETED GENETICS CP TGEN.PK 0.40 0.01 2.44% 1.03 0.13 - 0.60 0.41

Techne Corporation TECH 58.25 0.34 0.58% 19.82 55.63 - 69.95 58.59

TITAN PHARMA INC TTNP.OB 0.93 0.01 1.09% N/A 0.90 - 2.49 0.92

Vical Incorporated VICL 3.02 0.08 2.58% N/A 2.66 - 5.51 3.10

VION PHARMACEUTICALS VIONQ.OB 0.07 0.00 0.00% N/A 0.04 - 6.54 0.07

ViroPharma Incorporated VPHM 12.52 0.06 0.48% 12.25 7.28 - 14.40 12.58

XOMA Ltd. XOMAD 2.63 0.06 2.23% N/A 0.25 - 3.65 2.69

Information from the following websites on 8/27/10: http://www.pharmcast.com/StockQuotes/BiotechAtoCVer3.htm, http://www.pharmcast.com/StockQuotes/BiotechDtoMVer3.htm, http://www.pharmcast.com/StockQuotes/BiotechNtoZVer3.htm, http://www.profitquotes.com/biotech-stocks-list/ (2015 Resource)