COMPASS Pathways: the biotech aiming to beat depression with magic mushrooms
COMPASS Pathways: the biotech aiming to beat depression with magic mushrooms
Biotech company COMPASS Pathways has produced a drug to treat depression based on the psychedelic substance found in magic mushrooms. Bruce Packard as…
8 Sep 2022
Why this biotech company has years of growth ahead
Why this biotech company has years of growth ahead
Zimmer Biomet, a leader in the worldwide market for hip and knee joints, enjoys a competitive advantage and has years of growth ahead, says Dr Mike Tu…
6 Sep 2022
Are GSK’s legal troubles a threat to the firm’s survival?
Are GSK’s legal troubles a threat to the firm’s survival?
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is facing legal action over heartburn drug Zantac that has seen billions wiped off its market value. Rupert Hargr…
16 Aug 2022
A fund to provide a reliable income from biotech
A fund to provide a reliable income from biotech
The BioPharma Credit investment trust lends to promising small drug developers.
18 Jul 2022
Investing in drugmakers: uncommon profits from curing rare diseases
Investing in drugmakers: uncommon profits from curing rare diseases
Treatments for medical conditions with only a small number of sufferers can still be very attractive for pharmaceutical companies and investors becaus…
20 May 2022
The mistakes pharmaceutical companies made with their Covid vaccines
The mistakes pharmaceutical companies made with their Covid vaccines
Covid-19 looked as if it would mark the start of a golden age for the pharmaceutical industry. It’s not worked out that way, says Matthew Lynn.
19 Mar 2022
Veterinary medicine stocks: the firms keeping your pet healthy
Veterinary medicine stocks: the firms keeping your pet healthy
Pet ownership has grown due to the pandemic. That’s good news for animal health stocks, says Dr Mike Tubbs
11 Mar 2022
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How Covid-19 changed biotechnology – and how you can invest
How Covid-19 changed biotechnology – and how you can invest
The pandemic has exacted a huge human and financial toll, but it has also transformed scientific research in ways that will deliver huge benefits for …
4 Mar 2022
Unilever slides and GSK bounces after GSK knocks back £50bn bid
Unilever slides and GSK bounces after GSK knocks back £50bn bid
Unilever shares fell to their lowest level in around five years, after its £50bn takeover bid for GSK’s consumer health unit was rejected.
17 Jan 2022
The best vaccine-makers’ stocks to buy now
The best vaccine-makers’ stocks to buy now
The rapid development of Covid-19 vaccines has already saved many lives and made huge profits for a few pharmaceutical firms. Investors should keep an…
13 Jan 2022
Three biotech stocks to buy now
Three biotech stocks to buy now
Professional investors Ailsa Craig and Marek Poszepczynski of the International Biotechnology Trust pick three of their favourite biotech stocks to bu…
10 Jan 2022
Get healthy returns from these three innovative healthcare stocks
Get healthy returns from these three innovative healthcare stocks
Professional investor Michael Li of the American Century Advanced Medical Impact Fund looks at three healthcare stocks
28 Dec 2021
Stéphane Bancel: Moderna’s biotech whizz who changed the world
Stéphane Bancel: Moderna’s biotech whizz who changed the world
Stéphane Bancel had a safe job as CEO of a French multinational when he decided to risk it all on a promising but unproven medical technology. The bet…
12 Dec 2021
The huge potential of mRNA technology
The huge potential of mRNA technology
The new technology made its name when it delivered Covid-19 vaccines in record time. But it could be pressed into use in many other areas too. Simon W…
28 Oct 2021
Get healthy returns from these three healthcare stocks
Get healthy returns from these three healthcare stocks
Professional investor Paul Major of the BB Healthcare Trust highlights three of his favourite healthcare stocks.
25 Oct 2021
University spin-outs: where to find companies involved in cutting-edge science
University spin-outs: where to find companies involved in cutting-edge science
Universities are innovation incubators and often launch businesses involved in fast-growing fields ranging from biotechnology to artificial intelligen…
24 Sep 2021
AstraZeneca’s Covid troubles could see it pull out of making vaccines
AstraZeneca’s Covid troubles could see it pull out of making vaccines
AstraZeneca has suffered a series of setbacks with its Covid-19 jab and may exit the inoculation subsector altogether. Matthew Partridge reports
6 Aug 2021
A great leap forward in the war against Alzheimer’s disease
A great leap forward in the war against Alzheimer’s disease
The approval of the first drug to treat the neurodegenerative disease in 18 years will galvanise research in the entire subsector, says Dr Mike Tubbs.…
16 Jul 2021
Shake-up at GSK won’t placate investors
Shake-up at GSK won’t placate investors
GSK has launched a radical shakeup of its operations, but that's unlikely to satisfy investors unhappy with the drugmaker's perennial underperformance…
2 Jul 2021
Two investment trusts that have proved their worth
Two investment trusts that have proved their worth
These two investment trusts have earned investors’ confidence since their flotations and remain solid bets, says Max King.
25 Jun 2021
Mid Wynd International investment trust update: premium to net asset value falls
Mid Wynd International investment trust update: premium to net asset value falls
The Mid Wynd International investment trust saw a big fall in its premium relative to its net asset value in May, with a fall in the share price, too.…
23 Jun 2021
Investing in stem cells, the building blocks of the body
Investing in stem cells, the building blocks of the body
Stem cells have always been tomorrow’s technology. But it looks as though their time has finally come – and they will transform the treatment of disea…
18 Jun 2021