The biotechnology sector is rapidly evolving, and what was a near-guarantee of success of getting a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration 10 years ago is no longer a guarantee. Although it takes a decade or longer to bring a drug from a laboratory setting to pharmacy shelves, this represents just half the battle. The other aspect to attaining success in the biotech sector is properly marketing and pricing a drug once it's approved. It may sound easy, but in practice, it's been a work-in-progress for many biotech companies.
Over the previous two days, we've looked at chronic weight management company VIVUS (NASDAQ: VVUS ) , and advanced prostate cancer treatment provider Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN ) , as two companies that missed the ball with their marketing and/or pricing. Both companies, I feel, would do well to seek out an experienced marketing partner to help increase product sales, and share in the costs of that marketing and production.
Today, in the third and final installment of three biotech companies that could desperately use a marketing partner, I would like to look more closely at Amarin (NASDAQ: AMRN ) , and discuss why I feel it would be wise to find a big pharma friend.
Top 5 Up And Coming Companies To Own For 2014: Capitaretail China Trust (AU8U.SI)
CapitaRetail China Trust operates as a real estate investment trust in Singapore. It invests in a portfolio of retail real estate properties located primarily in the People�s Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Macau. The company�s portfolio include eight shopping malls located in Beijing; Shanghai; Zhengzhou, Henan Province; Huhhot, Inner Mongolia; and Wuhu, Anhui Province. CapitaRetail China Trust was formed on October 23, 2006 and is based in Singapore.
Top 5 Up And Coming Companies To Own For 2014: TIBCO Software Inc.(TIBX)
TIBCO Software Inc. provides middleware and infrastructure software worldwide. It offers products in the areas of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and core infrastructure; business optimization; and process automation and collaboration. Its SOA and core infrastructure product line helps organizations integrate their disparate systems and move towards flexible infrastructure comprised of services or discrete data components that can be assembled, orchestrated, and reused; and enables the creation, management, and virtualization of heterogeneous services. The company?s business optimization product portfolio assists organizations analyze data to create information and deliver it to employees, customers, and partners; and employees perform their jobs, and customers get information, as well as helps managers identify and analyze problems and opportunities. Its process automation and collaboration software helps organizations coordinate manual and automated process flows th at span their business and enables employees to collaborate in real-time using social media; and coordinate the human and electronic resources inside a business and its network of customers and partners. The company also provides professional services, which include consulting services that comprise systems planning and design, installation, and systems integration; maintenance and support; training; and hosted services. It serves various industries, such as financial services, telecommunications, government, energy, life sciences, insurance, logistics, manufacturing, retail, and transportation. The company sells its products through direct sales force, as well as through software vendors, resellers, and systems integrators. TIBCO Software Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Top Communications Equipment Stocks To Invest In 2014: Mindspeed Technologies Inc.(MSPD)
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and sells semiconductor networking solutions for communications applications in enterprise, fixed and mobile broadband access, metropolitan, and wide-area networks (WAN). The company offers communications convergence processing products that serve as bridges for transporting video, voice, fax, and modem transmissions between circuit-switched and packet-based fixed and mobile networks, and across network boundaries; and offer video and voice over Internet protocol, voice-over-asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), and voice-over-digital subscriber line services, as well as wireline-to-wireless connectivity. These products include the eighth-generation Comcerto family for fiber-access service delivery; and Transcede family of 3G/4G base station baseband processors. It also provides analog transmission devices and switching products, which comprise laser drivers, transimpedance amplifiers, post amplifiers, clock and data recovery cir cuits, signal conditioners, serializers/deserializers, video reclockers, cable drivers, and line equalizers that support storage area network, fiber-to-the-premise, optical transport networks, and broadcast video. In addition, the company offers WAN communications products comprising transmission solutions and ATM/multi-protocol label switching network processors that facilitate the aggregation, processing, and transport of voice and data traffic over copper wire or fiber optic cable to access metropolitan and long-haul networks. It sells its products directly to network infrastructure original equipment manufacturers; and indirectly through electronic component distributors and third-party electronic manufacturing service providers in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Nancy Zambell]
At first glance, it’s puzzling why Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD) didn’t see its share price take off in 2010. Technology stocks saw a recovery, and the “tech buzz” gained momentum during the year. But when you consider that it operates in a very volatile industry — semiconductors — it makes sense.
But Mindspeed is hard at work capturing new contracts and agreements, which bodes very well for the company’s 2011 financials. And with Mindspeed marching quickly forward into 4G, I think the potential is dynamite.
Top 5 Up And Coming Companies To Own For 2014: SAB Miller(SAB.L)
SABMiller plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of beverages. It offers beer, soft drinks, and fruit juices, as well as involves in brewing and hop farming activities. Its portfolio of brands consists of international beers, such as Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Miller Genuine Draft, and Grolsch, as well as local brands, such as Aguila, Castle, Miller Lite, and Tyskie. The company also bottles soft drinks for The Coca-Cola Company. It sells its products in Latin America, Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, and South Africa. The company has a strategic alliance with the Castel group. SABMiller plc was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Top 5 Up And Coming Companies To Own For 2014: ZAGG Incorporated(ZAGG)
ZAGG Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes protective coverings, audio accessories, and power solutions for consumer electronics and hand-held devices under the invisibleSHIELD, ZAGGskins, ZAGGbuds, ZAGGsparq, and ZAGGmate brand names, primarily in the United States and Europe. Its invisibleSHIELD is a protective film covering designed for iPods, iPads, laptops, cell phones, digital cameras, watch faces, global positioning systems, personal digital assistants, MP3 players, watch faces, global positioning systems, gaming devices, and rotary blades of military helicopters. The company?s ZAGGaudio brand of electronics accessories and products primarily comprise ZAGGsmartbuds, a water resistant ear bud; ZAGGskins brand consists of high-resolution images with the scratch protection of ZAGG?s invisibleSHIELD; ZAGGsparq is a portable battery that recharges various USB-charged devices, including the Apple iPads and iPhones, cell phone s, handheld gaming systems, and digital cameras; ZAGG LEATHERskins are thin, pliable cases for personal electronics; and ZAGGmate products are protective cases for the Apple iPad. ZAGG Incorporated offers approximately 5,000 precision pre-cut designs of its products through online channels, big-box retailers, electronics specialty stores, resellers, college bookstores, Mac stores, and mall kiosks. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Roberto Pedone]
One stock that's setting up to break out is Zagg(ZAGG), which, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes protective coverings, audio accessories and power solutions for consumer electronics and handheld devices. This stock has turned out to be a big winner in 2011, with shares up over 76%.
If you take a look at the chart for Zagg, you'll notice that this stock formed a triple top back in July and August at around $17 a share. After putting in that top, the stock crashed and printed a low of $9 a share in October. The stock has now started to see some big buying interest since shares rebounded to the current price of just under $14 a share. What's more important is that Zagg is now starting to break out above some past overhead resistance at $13.50 to $13.65 a share.
Market players should watch for a sustained move and close above $13.65 to trigger that this stock is setting up to spike significantly higher. Look for volume in the coming days that registers close to or above its three-month average action of 1.25 million shares. So far today, the volume is only around 300,000 shares, so it's tracking in light. That said, volume yesterday was 1.36 million as the stock closed up, which was strong. Make sure to watch how volume comes in at the end of today.
- [By Louis Navellier]
Like the military-grade protective coverings it makes, nothing can scratch Zagg Inc. (NASDAQ:ZAGG). Of course, as Zagg is a household name in protecting our precious gadgets, its products are a hot commodity. Just like in the case with JAZZ, earlier this month some investors locked in gains on ZAGG’s tremendous run, causing the stock to dip. But, those investors are now kicking themselves for jumping the gun because since dropping on Aug. 8, ZAGG has surged 26%! With more than 5,000 designs available of its patented invisibleSHIELD alone, Zagg’s products are hot. Earlier this month, Zagg announced that its wireless device accessories will be distributed through U.S. Cellular locations, which is the sixth-largest wireless company in the U.S. The company also is on pace to post record full-year earnings this year.
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