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The Business Case for ESG in Biotech—and Why it Cannot Wait : March 2, 2023

Based on the increasingly political coverage of ESG (environmental, social and governance) in the media, controversial SEC climate-risk regulation, and national dispute over ESG investing, one might conclude that ESG is a distracting future compliance headache. Regardless, one would miss the point—which is that at its heart, ESG is a tool for value creation.

Beat on the Street

August 19, 2022

“Green Shoots” are Growing Quickly and With Them, Comes a More Active Financing Market!; A Look Ahead to JP Morgan 2023

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November 12, 2021

Biopharma Companies are Undervaluing Early Stage In-licensed Candidates; EQT Acquires Life Sciences Partners; Mission BioCapital Raises $275M to Help Launch Innovative Startups; Weekly Market Update

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October 29, 2021

The IPO & M&A markets – who’s hot and who’s not?; Biotech fund raises prove strong for October; Weekly Market Update

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October 1, 2021

Lightstone Ventures, Jeito Capital and Illumina Ventures Funds; Weekly Market Update

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September 10, 2021

Impel NeuroPharma's FDA Approval of TRUDHESA™; JPM 2022 is in person!; Rule 10b5-1 Reform; Weekly Market Update

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August 27, 2021

Shoutouts to Stern clients: Cara Therapeutics & Cedilla Therapeutics; NASDAQ’s Board Diversity Rule: Now Effective!; New Funds Launch; Weekly Market Update

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August 6, 2021

Insider Giving; Chinese Biotechs And The Markets; 13F Filing Update; Weekly Market Update

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July 23, 2021

SPACs vs. traditional IPO's; Nasdaq Private Markets; Financings and Weekly Market Updates

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July 9, 2021

LTSE Debut; Hedge Fund Launch Surge; Core Principles for Biotech Board Meetings; Market Update

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June 21, 2021

FDA approvals for SternIR clients; new FDA draft guidance; SEC rulemaking; weekly market update

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June 4, 2021

Muted Biotech Sentiment Heading into June?; Nasdaq: Now Accepting Primary Direct Floor Listings; “SPAC King” Funds 4 Biotech; Market and Client Weekly Updates

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May 21, 2021

Trends in early stage financing rounds; Millennials and the proxy vote; Abingworth’s Most Recent Raise; Market update

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May 7, 2021

Defining “The Good Crossover” Financing; GameStop Blowback; A New Index in Town?; Market Updates

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April 23, 2021

1Q financing roundup; Rapid expansion of the biotech sector; Market update

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April 9, 2021

Increasing SEC Enforcement Focus on SPACs; Gender Diversity in Company Creation; Weekly Market Update

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March 26, 2021

Predicting the Future: Cowen Analyzes Biotech Performance in Higher Interest Rate Environments; FTC Crackdown on Pharma Mergers; Biotech Capital Flow and Market Updates

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March 19, 2021

Congratulations to SternIR clients on recent NDA acceptances; recent SEC crackdowns; Cowen: The latest player in ESG; Investor Relations is a competitive advantage.

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March 5, 2021

Top Biotech CEOs of 2021; This week in ESG; Biopharma Venture Investing Boom

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February 19, 2021

The drumbeat for ESG initiatives is only growing louder.

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February 5, 2021

Our take on the short squeeze, VC funding, and biotech financing

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January 29, 2021

Preparing for Proxy Season; Planning for Virtual Annual Meetings; Market Update

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January 22, 2021

BioCentury’s Look Ahead to 2021; Another Alternative to IPOs?; Vanguard and ESG

Insights: Year in Review

December 22, 2020

SternIR's look back on 2020.

Conference

J.P. Morgan 2021 Health : January 11-14, 2021

Schedule a virtual 1x1 meeting with 75+ of our top-tier companies during the week of the Virtual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, to be held on January 11 – 14, 2021.

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December 4, 2020

Despite the holiday “break,” it’s been a very busy few weeks for Stern IR clients and we wanted to congratulate several on recent clinical, regulatory and corporate successes:

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November 23, 2020

We hope you are all looking forward to some well-earned R&R over the Thanksgiving holiday – it’s been a wild few weeks for biotech!

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November 20, 2020

We hope you are all looking forward to some well-earned R&R over the Thanksgiving holiday – it’s been a wild few weeks for biotech!

NEWS

Precision Medicine Group Secures Major Investment from Blackstone : November 20, 2020

Stern Investor Relations parent company, Precision Medicine Group, announced that it has completed a major investment and recapitalization led by funds managed by Blackstone, with significant participation from Precision’s co-founders, as well as current shareholders Berkshire Partners, TPG Growth, Oak HC/FT and Vida Ventures.

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November 13, 2020

Let us begin by congratulating Stern IR client Gilead, who ranked highly in this year’s II awards across several metrics, including best investor relations program, best CEO and CFO, and best communication of strategy and risk management amid COVID-19. Go GILD!

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October 30, 2020

We want to start by congratulating several Stern IR clients on major accomplishments, all from this week alone! We also have a 13F update, even more SPACs, and a market update.

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October 19, 2020

#JPMorgan2021 – It’s Here!

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October 2, 2020

Congratulating Stern IR clients, Atea Pharmaceuticals and Goldfinch Bio, who were named among Fierce Biotech’s 2020 Fierce 15, and Tmunity Therapeutics, who was named to the Endpoints 11!

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September 28, 2020

Back to school and back to business, NASDAQ responds to the SEC’s proposed amendments to the 13F reporting threshold, and a market update.