1.   Already gone is biotechnology analyst Faraz Naqui, who quit Montgomery last week to take a buy-side analyst job at Dresdner RCM Global Investors in San Francisco.

2.   Andrew Clark, biotechnology analyst with Barings Securities, said consolidation in the pharmaceutical industry is forcing investors to seek new companies in which to invest.

3.   But one biotechnology analyst said the Hopkinton, Mass. company brought the stock plunge upon itself by ineptly handling the announcement Wednesday evening.

4.   But they may also have heard biotechnology analysts warn that it is foolish to pay much attention to feats whose commercial benefits are so speculative and distant.

5.   Edmund Debler, a biotechnology analyst with Mehta and Isaly in New York City, said the settlement would have little financial impact on the company.

6.   It is actively seeking a biotechnology analyst.

7.   Linda Miller, formerly a health care and biotechnology stock analyst with Paine Webber, has been named portfolio manager of John Hancock Global Rx.

8.   Last year was the worst year ever for biotechnology, summarized Timothy Wilson, senior biotechnology analyst, in his year-end report.

9.   Some biotechnology analysts and executives said the FDA was being overly cautious or not giving clear enough guidance.

10.   With biotechnology companies routinely reporting scientific breakthroughs, Bernstein has no biotechnology analyst.