Friday's Top Biotech & Medical Stocks

by H.S. Ayoub
BioHealth Investor.com

Biotechnology

DENDREON CORP [DNDN] +10.29%
NORTHFIELD LABS IN [NFLD] +10.25%
COMBINATORX [CRXX] +9.56%
ONYX PHARM INC [ONXX] +8.70%
SEQUENOM INC [SQNM] +8.08%

Diagnostic Substances

ICAGEN, INC. [ICGN] +8.00%
MONOGRAM BIOSCIENCES [MGRM] +5.00%
HEALTHCARE TECH LTD [HCTL] +4.50%
LEXICON PHARMACEUTCL [LXRX] +3.98%
THRESHOLD PHARMACEUT [THLD] +3.82%

Drug Delivery

PENWEST PHARM CO [PPCO] +4.51%
EMISPHERE TECH [EMIS] +4.00%
NEKTAR THERAPEUTIC [NKTR] +3.39%
ALKERMES INC [ALKS] +1.91%
FLAMEL TECH SA ADR [FLML] +1.81%

Drug Manufacturers

PLANET TECHS INC [PLNT.OB] +32.23%
INTERPHARM HLDGS INC [IPA] +3.12%
GEOPHARMA INC [GORX] +1.95%
NOVOGEN LTD ADS [NVGN] +1.84%
MERCK CO INC [MRK] +1.80%

Drug Related Products

CURATECH INDUSTRIES [CUTC.OB] +12.57%
N B T Y INC [NTY] +4.23%
SALIX PHARM DEL [SLXP] +4.21%
XELR8 HOLDINGS, INC [BZI] +3.51%
PERRIGO COMPANY [PRGO] +3.01%

Generic Drugs

CATALYST PHARMACEUTI [CPRX] +5.49%
LOTUS PHARMACEUTICAL [LTUS.OB] +5.00%
BARR PHARMA INC [BRL] +2.91%
CARACO PHARMA LABS [CPD] +2.67%
MYLAN LABS INC [MYL] +1.40%

Medical Appliances & Equipment

AMER MED ALERT CP [AMAC] +7.89%
ROCKWELL MED TECHS [RMTI] +4.71%
HEALTHTRONICS INC [HTRN] +4.52%
ALPHA INNOTECH [APNO.OB] +3.57%
DATASCOPE CP [DSCP] +3.54%

Medical Instruments & Supplies

PRO-DEX INC NEW [PDEX] +8.95%
ANTARES PHARMA INC [AIS] +5.45%
IMPLANT SCIENCES CP [IMX] +5.13%
STEN CORPORATION [STEN] +4.84%
MINDRAY MEDICAL INTL [MR] +4.60%

Medical Laboratories & Research

NEOGENOMICS INC [NGNM.OB] +5.78%
SPHERIX INC [SPEX] +4.26%
ENZO BIOCHEM INC [ENZ] +3.46%
ERESEARCHTECHNOLOG [ERES] +2.95%
BIO-IMAGING TECH [BITI] +2.80%