51.   BioChem fits the pattern of some other biotechnology companies acquired this year, like PathoGenesis, which was bought by Chiron.

52.   Biotechnology companies declined for a second day.

53.   Biotechnology companies have the opposite problem.

54.   Biotechnology companies like Millennium and big pharmaceutical companies want the products, he said.

55.   Biotechnology companies see plenty of reason to worry about unpredictable setbacks these days.

56.   Biotechnology companies typically report losses until products in development reach the market.

57.   Biotechnology companies were mixed on Tuesday after the Food and Drug Administration rejected plans from two drug makers to develop a medicine to treat prostate cancer.

58.   Biotechnology company TranXenoGen Inc. has developed genetically altered chickens carrying a gene coding for insulin.

59.   Biotechnology companies are also in a better position to develop more than one drug at a time and diversify.

60.   Biotechnology companies contended that without patent protection in the first place, they could not get financing for clinical testing to prove claims.