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The Motley Fool September 2, 2011 Brian D. Pacampara	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Shares Jumped: What You Need to Know Shares of drugmaker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals popped 10% in intraday trading Friday after The New York Times reported that Roche's age-related macular degeneration treatment Avastin led to vision loss in several California patients.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2008 Brian Lawler	Regeneron's Results Clearing Up The drugmaker presents new data on a compelling candidate for macular degeneration treatment.
Chemistry World September 24, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	Review says cheaper drug is safe for eye disease Researchers have added weight to the argument that health services should use the cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) to treat age-related wet macular degeneration, instead of the more expensive Lucentis (ranibizumab).
The Motley Fool October 2, 2007 Brian Orelli	Regeneron Sees Positive Phase 2 Data Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and partner Bayer HealthCare see a bright future for their age-related macular degeneration treatment after announcing positive phase 2 data.
Chemistry World January 13, 2011 Andrew Turley	UK tilts towards appraisal of Avastin as eye drug The UK is moving closer to opening up the National Health Service to cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) for the treatment of eye conditions, such as age-related macular degeneration.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2010 Brian Orelli	Less of a Poke in the Eye Regeneron Pharmaceuticals was up nearly 20% yesterday after the drugmaker announced the results for two phase 3 trials testing VEGF Trap-Eye in wet AMD patients.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2011 Brian Orelli	This Biotech Has Almost Everything Going for It Fewer injections into the eye and lower cost than the other FDA-approved drug: What's not to like about Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' Eylea, which was approved on Friday?
Chemistry World May 9, 2011 Andrew Turley	New data reignites eye drug debate Interim results from a much anticipated comparative study of two drugs support what many ophthalmologists already believe: that ranibizumab and bevacizumab are equally good for the treatment of neovascular age related macular degeneration.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2011 Cindy Johnson	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Regeneron Pharmaceuticals dropped 12% in intraday trading today after an analyst at RBC Capital downgraded the stock from outperform to sector perform.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2005 Rich Duprey	Fuzzy Outlook for OSI-Eyetech Merger OSI Pharmaceuticals appears to have little to gain from its purchase of Eyetech. The situation does offer an eye-opening lesson on the risks inherent in investing in such one-trick ponies.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2005 Rich Duprey	Eying Profits in Eye Sight Macular degeneration is proving to be a field with eye-popping potential. Manufactured by Pfizer and Eyetech, a tiny biotech that went public early last year, Macugen was recently approved by the FDA.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2010 Travis Hoium	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Regeneron Pharmaceuticals shares jumped 16% today after the company announced results from VEGF Trap-Eye testing.
The Motley Fool February 29, 2008 Brian Lawler	Regeneron's Orphan Charms the FDA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals receives marketing approval from the FDA for a treatment that targets a very rare inflammatory disease.
Managed Care March 2005 Thomas Morrow	Aptamers: Slowing Progression of AMD A single strand of nucleic acid may hold the key to treating the leading cause of severe vision loss and blindness resulting from age-related macular degeneration.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2011 Brian Orelli	No Poke in the Eye Here What's the biggest sign that the Food and Drug Administration is all set to approve Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' Eylea? The briefing documents for the advisory committee contained a proposed version of the label.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2005 Charly Travers	Genentech Eyes a New Market Will Lucentis be the next addition to the biotech giant's growing drug portfolio? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2011 David Williamson	Market Volatility = Biotech Opportunity Gilead buys Pharmasset, Spectrum gets a break, and Eylea's approved.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2011 Brian Orelli	See Drug, Approve Drug An approval of Regeneron's macular degeneration Eylea looks likely.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2012 Brian Orelli	A Year's Worth of Sales in 1 Month Regeneron's Eylea hits the gates running.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2008 Brian Lawler	A Good Mix for QLT QLT takes one step closer toward a winning combination for those who suffer from macular degeneration.
BusinessWeek August 16, 2004 Arlene Weintraub	The Race to Stop an Eyesight Stealer No magic bullet yet, but new drugs to fight age-related macular degeneration are near.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2011 Sean Williams	7 FDA Decisions You Can't Afford to Ignore in Q4 These stocks are bound to move as the FDA weighs in on their prospective drugs in Q4: Bristol-Myers... BioSante... Teva... Regeneron... Transcept... Incyte... Antares Pharma...
The Motley Fool February 27, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Genentech's Hope For the past two days, Genentech has been an example of what many investors hinge their hopes and dollars on. Yesterday's FDA approval of the company's groundbreaking cancer drug, Avastin, was the reason positive sentiment remained infectious today.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2005 Tom Taulli	Genentech's Vision Thing Genentech has been on fire. Now the challenge will be to manage the growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2006 Brian Lawler	How to Market a Drug Too Well Cephalon's promotion of its pain drug Actiq might have crossed the line.
Managed Care August 2006 Thomas Morrow	New Injectable Medication Effective Against Wet AMD Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness in people over age 55. This market will expand rapidly. Managed care should remain informed and start to manage this area.
The Motley Fool August 18, 2011 Brian Orelli	A Poke in the Eye From the FDA FDA extends its review of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' macular degeneration drug by three months.
Chemistry World April 2, 2015 Emma Stoye	Novartis accused of 'derailing' trials for cheap eye disease drug The British Medical Journal has accused pharmaceutical giant Novartis of deliberately hindering research into the use of anticancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) to treat age-related wet macular degeneration.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2011 Brian Orelli	Good Data, but Lots of Competition Regeneron's sarilumab passes a phase 2b trial.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2008 Brian Lawler	Genentech Adds to Avastin's Arsenal Genentech's lead drug Avastin gains another use -- just not the one investors expected.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2005 Rich Duprey	Sharks Don't Go Blind Shark liver oil shows promise in treatment of age-related macular degeneration. Genaera Corp. though leading this interesting investigation, is not profitable, racking up some significant losses over the years.
Managed Care January 2004 Thomas Morrow	Choking Off a Tumor's Blood Supply Angiogenesis blockade is a 30-year-old concept, but it will soon make the leap from lab bench to pharmacy shelf.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2008 Brian Lawler	Gauging Genentech Genentech releases its fourth-quarter results; in which revenues were up and adjusted earnings per share gained.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2008 Brian Lawler	A Positive Surprise for Genentech Biopharma Genentech's lead drug gets a conditional OK to treat breast cancer.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2005 Karl Thiel	Is Eyetech Better Than It Looks? If you're a born contrarian with a little spare mad money lying around, this biotech could be worth buying at these levels.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2005 Charly Travers	Genentech Shines On The world's largest biotech has been a four-bagger since 2003. Is it too late to get in the game?
The Motley Fool February 28, 2011 Brian Orelli	Look Out for Big Growth From This Drug Regeneron's ultra-orphan drug Arcalyst takes a step forward toward a wider audience.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	Iridex May Open More Investors' Eyes Iridex's stock price has fluctuated since initial results of clinical trials on its transpupillary thermotherapy product for age-related [wet] macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2007 Brian Lawler	Genentech Voted Down An FDA panel recommends against expanded use of Genentech's lead drug.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Painful Clinical Hold? Not Really. Regeneron offers the benefits of a full pipeline.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2011 Brian Orelli	Speedy in Seattle Seattle Genetics gets an early approval of Adcentris.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2005 Charly Travers	The Best Company I've Never Owned The history of Genentech's Avastin, which just completed another phase 3 clinical trial showing that Avastin is effective in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. The author laments missing the opportunity to invest.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Brian Lawler	QLT Stays the Course Sales of QLT's Visudyne, a drug to treat macular degeneration, continue to plummet due to competition. QLT plans to try to resuscitate.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2008 Brian Lawler	Genentech Needs More Profit Power Another fine quarter of sales for the biotech company, but what about net earnings?
The Motley Fool December 4, 2007 Brian Lawler	Will Avastin Squeeze Past the FDA? Unless an FDA advisory panel provides extremely strong reasoning for approving Avastin on the evidence of PFS benefits alone, Genentech and its investors should expect another approvable letter come January.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2011 Brian Orelli	Falling Into the Zaltrap Lung cancer out, colon cancer in phase 3 clinical trial for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' new drug.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 Brian Lawler	Genentech on a Roll 2006 was a great year for the world's largest biotech firm. Investors should follow Genentech closely, as the company's a bellwether for the rest of the biopharmaceutical sector.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2004 Charly Travers	Genentech's Next Billion-Dollar Drug The cancer drug Avastin looks like a big winner. The market had exceptionally high expectations for this product, and it certainly seems well on its way to becoming a blockbuster drug.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 Brian Lawler	Round 2 for Genentech Learn a lesson or two from Genentech's's dance with the FDA. The drugmaker's experience serves as a reminder of the fickle nature of the government agency, and the sometimes frustrating process of bringing a medication to market.
The Motley Fool July 5, 2006 Brian Lawler	Stay Away From QLT Competitive pressure on its top drug makes this company one investors should avoid.