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For Biotech Investors: 5 Orphan Drugs And Their Parent Companies

Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha

Thu, 8 Nov 2012

By Brian L. Wilson : This year, one of many trends in the world of biotech investing is the increasing popularity of orphan drugs on Wall Street. An orphan drug is a special designation that is given to drugs that are intended to treat very rare diseases (in the United States this means less than ...

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