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Inovio Advances COVID-19 Vaccine to Phase 1 Testing; Analyst Reiterates ‘Buy’

Amid the ongoing public health crisis, Wall Street is eagerly awaiting any piece of good news. Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) just came through.On Monday, the vaccine maker, which is up 150% year-to-date, announced that the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, INO-4800, had been accepted by the FDA. Additionally, management revealed that the first patient in the Phase 1 trial had been dosed with the DNA vaccine candidate.Commenting on the development, H.C. Wainwright analyst Raghuram Selvaraju said, “We note that this constitutes a validating milestone for Inovio’s DNA medicine platform—i.e., to rapidly develop and advance a vaccine …read more […]

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Pluristem Changes the Game with Strong Preliminary COVID-19 Results; Analyst Says ‘Buy’

With the war against COVID-19 waging on, Wall Street focus has locked in on the names at the frontline. Battling a formidable opponent capable of spreading without a trace, innovative technologies will be required to arm the world’s population. As such, market watchers are standing at the ready, hoping to identify the healthcare companies that can deliver effective weapons against the deadly virus.Pluristem Therapeutics (PSTI) has a fighting chance. On April 7, the company reported its treatment for acute respiratory failure and inflammatory complications caused by COVID-19 had demonstrated robust preliminary results from the compassionate use program, sending shares 21% …read more […]

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India shuns Gulf producers, diverts refiners' oil to SPR

India will divert 19 million barrels of Gulf oil from state-run firms to strategic petroleum reserves (SPRs) skipping direct purchases from producers to help refiners get rid of extra oil as their storage is full, three sources said. India’s decision to divert cargoes meant for state refiners will not soak up excess oil from the market following the demand collapse caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but it will help local companies to avoid demurrage charges at a time of expensive freight. The Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL), a company charged with building SPRs, had planned to buy …read more […]