CORAL GABLES, FL/ ACCESSWIRE / February 22, 2019 / With the new year only a few months old, the biotech stock market is already whirring with the excitement surrounding companies developing nuanced approaches to creating a wide array of new forms of treatment options for patients in need of care. As medical experts discover infectious diseases, the demand for qualitative care solutions becomes exponentially more important. Naturally, companies in the biotech sector working to address these challenges are garnering significant notoriety among consumers as well as investors. Premier Health Group (PHGRF) (PHGI), Ocular Therapeutix Inc (NASDAQ: OCUL), Voyager Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: VYGR), and Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ: AMRN) represent 4 biotech stocks stepping up their game on Friday.
Premier Health Group (PHGRF) (PHGI) is a Canadian publicly traded company prepared to meet the growing necessity for cutting-edge drug treatments and healthcare solutions, specifically for patients in the primary care space. Over the last few years, the Company has worked to employ inventive strategies to create a successful and simultaneously effective healthcare framework for its 100,000 active patients. The Company's executive leadership team, comprised of medical experts and health professionals, has an impressive track record of successfully creating value in healthcare and technology enterprises.
Earlier this month, Premier Health Group (PHGRF) (PHGI) provided investors and consumers with a corporate update detailing the Company's successes from the past few months. Premier Health successfully acquired Cloud Practice Inc., a healthcare technology company that provides cloud-based electronic medical records software applications for physicians throughout Canada. Cloud Practice's suite of products includes Juno EMR, a cloud-based EMR solution; ClinicAid, a medical billing software; and MyHealthAccess, an online patient portal.
In recognition of the potential benefits of combining advanced healthcare technologies with alternative forms of treatment, Premier Health Group (PHGRF) (PHGI) will enter the Cannabis clinic space. The role of Cannabis in treating medical conditions is continuously expanding to help patients with acute & chronic symptoms. Currently, there is a critical gap between the patient's need for medical cannabis, and the physician's comfort and knowledge to prescribe it.
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Ocular Therapeutix Inc (OCUL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the formulation, development, and commercialization of therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye, announced earlier this week that it has entered into a note purchase agreement with an accredited investor to issue $37.5 million aggregate principal amount of 6.00% subordinated convertible notes due 2026 pursuant to Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Per the details of the offering, Ocular and the purchasers of the notes will enter into a registration rights agreement pursuant to which, among other things, Ocular will agree to prepare and file one or more registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of registering for resale the shares issuable upon conversion of the notes.
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Voyager Therapeutics Inc (VYGR) made headlines today when the Company announced that it has entered into an exclusive, global strategic collaboration and option agreement to develop and commercialize vectorized antibodies directed at pathological species of alpha-synuclein for the potential treatment of Parkinson's disease and other diseases characterized by the abnormal accumulation of misfolded alpha-synuclein protein with AbbVie.
Andre Turenne, president, and CEO of Voyager said, "our scientific platform allows us to develop unique AAV gene therapies that are designed to knock down disease-causing gene expression, increase the expression of missing proteins, or enable the expression of therapeutic antibodies through vectorization."
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Amarin Corporation plc (AMRN) saw impressive gains in mid-afternoon trading on Friday, with its shares soaring 15.26%, trading at $20.09 per share. The Company's market performance could be connected to the fact that they announced earlier this week that a conference call with members of Amarin senior management will be held later this month.
Per the announcement, the purpose of the call will be to discuss the Company's fourth quarter and full year 2018 financial results and provide an operational update. The conference call will follow the anticipated release of the company's financial results earlier that day.
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