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2013 biotech stocks: Healthy balance sheets to support small cap tier-jumpers
January 14, 2013 8:00 AM UTC
The biotech ecosystem looks healthy moving into 2013. With the space above $1 billion more than replenished in 2012, mid-cap names have money to create their own tier-jumping stories this year, while investors see natural selection plucking winners from the small and micro-cap spaces.
Fund managers suggest the run-up in large caps could lead to a rotation of investment into lower market cap tiers, fueling the cycle of replenishment necessitated by take-outs like Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Human Genome Sciences Inc...