Biotechnology

Midday Glance: Biotechnology companies

29 Jul 2010

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top biotechnology companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Amgen fell $.70 or 1.3 percent, to $53.06. Biogen Idec fell $.32 or .6 percent, to $55.60. Celgene rose $.17 or .3 percent, to $53.02. Gilead Sciences fell $.17 or .5 percent, to $33.25.

Early Glance: Biotechnology companies

29 Jul 2010

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top biotechnology companies are up at 10 a.m.: Amgen rose $.18 or .3 percent, to $53.94. Biogen Idec rose $.76 or 1.4 percent, to $56.68. Celgene rose $.58 or 1.1 percent, to $53.43. Gilead Sciences rose $.46 or 1.4 percent, to $33.88.

Employment at NJ Biotechnology Companies Growing

29 Jul 2010

TRENTON, N.J.----The number of employees working at New Jersey biotechnology companies increased by 50 percent in the last three years, growing from 10,000 employees in 2007 to an estimated 15,000 in 2010, according to the results of an industry survey conducted by BioNJ, the trade association for the biotechnology industry in New Jersey, and Ernst &Young.