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August 29, 2008
Todays Investment U E-Letter
Investing in Biotech:
How to Profit from the 3 "Phases" of Clinical Trials
Issue #845 by Marc Lichtenfeld Senior Analyst, Mt. Vernon Research
Investing in biotech can be incredibly exciting and rewarding. After all, there's nothing like getting in early on a company with a novel drug for cancer, diabetes or any other debilitating disease - watching the drug successfully navigate clinical trials and then get approved.

Not only do we get richer when it works, but it actually feels good to be involved, in some small way, in the development of badly needed medicines and therapies.

For the biotech companies discovering and creating these treatments, it's a long haul, but one that's certainly worth the journey. Allow me to briefly walk you through the process:

  • When a biotech company comes up with a new drug it believes will work on a specific disease, they will usually test it on animals such as mice before introducing it to humans.
  • Before a drug is approved by the FDA, it goes through clinical trials. This process is costly and can take years to complete.
  • According to the New England Journal of Medicine, only 11% of all drugs (and only 6% of cancer drugs) that enter clinical trials will ultimately get approved.

Lets look at each phase in more detail…[continue][sign up for the IU e-Letter]

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