NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Nov 23, 2011) - Despite disappointing third quarter results for some of biotechnology's up-and-coming stars, there is plenty of optimism in the industry. According to Lipper Inc. healthcare and biotechnology stock funds are up 17 percent this year and 35 percent over the past 12 months. Healthcare stocks underperformed during last year's market rally, and Andy Oh, research analyst and portfolio manager of the Fidelity Select Pharmaceuticals Fund argues that investors are embracing the "cheap valuations in health care stocks." The Bedford Report examines the outlook for companies in the Biotechnology Industry and provides investment research on Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: [ DVAX ]) and Vical, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ VICL ]). Access to the full company reports can be found at:

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The increase in M&A activity in the healthcare sector is yet another reason investors are once again taking a close look at biotech stocks. Michael Gregory, portfolio manager of the Highland Long/Short Health care Fund argues that "acquisitions are needed to fuel growth" as government intervention suppresses growth in larger firms. Moreover, Big Pharma companies are about to face the largest patent expiration cliff in the industry's history and will need to fill the gap of lost income.

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Vical researches and develops biopharmaceutical products based on its patented DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious or life-threatening diseases. The company turned a profit in the third quarter after licensing a vaccine to Astellas Pharma of Japan. Vical and Astellas plan to test "TransVax" in a late-stage clinical trial involving patients who have received hematopoietic stem cell transplants, and they are designing a mid-stage trial in solid organ transplant patients.

Dynavax Technologies is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops novel products to prevent and treat infectious and inflammatory diseases. Last month the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had concurred with the company's plan to submit a Biologics License Application (BLA) for HEPLISAV for persons over 40 years of age.

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