Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Seeking Alpha: The Waiting May Be The Hard Part For Rigel Pharmaceuticals

More than once, I've made the point that one of the hardest parts of biotech investing is the interminable waiting periods between clinical data. In the absence of anything real to go on, stocks can get batted around by data from rivals, bullish or bearish sell-side reports, and bullish/bearish commentaries from writers like myself. While there is nothing new in hand to help determine if Rigel Pharmaceuticals' (RIGL) lead drug R788 will prove to be safe, effective, approvable, and commercially viable in the oral rheumatoid arthritis (RA) market, we are about six months closer to knowing and this stock remains an appealing speculation.

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The Waiting May Be The Hard Part For Rigel Pharmaceuticals

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