Canadian Technology Stocks
BufferIf you want telecom you go to Ottawa. If you want oil and gas technology, go to Alberta. When it comes to biotech, Quebec is Canada’s undisputed champion. Quebec ranks fourth in North America in terms of the number of biotech firms, and all of the world’s top ten pharmaceutical companies all have operations there. [...]
BufferAfter a tough few years, the first half of 2011 showed signs of hope for shareholders of AEterna Zentaris (TSX:AEZ). In July, nearly eight years after initially filing, the company’s cancer therapy candidate, Perifosine, was granted a patent by the European Patent Office. By the end of that month, the Quebec-based oncology/endocrinology drug maker had [...]
BufferThere are many people who believe Canadian technology stocks are undervalued. Of course, as John Maynard Keynes famously quipped, markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. Still, with a massive exodus from commodities now fully underway, is it just a matter of time before money starts flowing into Canadian technology stocks, driving [...]
BufferAfter a tough few years, 2011 is shaping up quite nicely for shareholders of Quebec City’s Aeterna Zentaris (TSX:AEZ). Today, nearly eight years after initially filing, the company’s cancer therapy candidate, Perifosine, was granted a patent by the European Patent Office. The patent, which is effective July 13th and will expire on July 28, 2023, [...]
BufferQuebec City’s AEterna Zentaris (TSX:AEZ), the developer of oncological and endocrine therapies, is really testing the notion of sector negativity these days. The Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami has been called the worst catastrophe since World War Two by Japanese PM Naoto Kan. Early estimates for the cost of the cleanup are in the tens [...]
BufferAnother year, and another year of mining stock successes on the Toronto Stock Exchange. It seems like decades since a technology stock really made a difference to the index, and 2010 was not the year to break that pattern. In fact, only one technology related issue cracked the top thirty five performing stocks on the [...]
BufferEarly this year, things weren’t looking that great for Quebec City’s AEterna Zentaris (TSX:AEZ). On January 21st, the company received notification from the NASDAQ that they didn’t comply with the exchange’s minimum bid price requirements. Shares of AEterna, an oncology and endocrine therapy drug development company with a Phase 3 cancer therapy candidate, Perifosine, had [...]
Buffer 2010: The Top 20 Canadian Techs (So far) This Year 2009 was a year of recovery for the worldwide markets, and Canadian tech stocks were no exception. Led by DragonWave (TSX:DWI) which began the year as a TSX Venture stock and ended with a full big board listing and a share price in excess [...]
