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Strategies & Market Trends : Three Amigos Stock Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mightycujo who wrote (1725)	3/14/1998 11:38:00 PM
From: Sergio H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29382

<Just discovered your thread and find it really great. Where have you guys been hiding?> We haven't been hiding Mightycujo. Just that we're low key. So, it's PGEN that you're interested in. Amigo Mike has a better grasp of the medical stocks, but I'll throw my two cents in. PGEN activity seems to have picked up resulting from the annual meeting last week. Interesting company on first glance and maybe worth looking at a little deeper. What do you think Mike? I'm sure that you've probably seen this release, but for those not familiar with PGEN: Researching genes to identify targets for the development of new pharmaceuticals. IPO at $7 August 06, 1997. Published Date: Feb. 27, 1998 Company Name: Progenitor, Inc. Address: 4040 Campbell Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025 Main Telephone Number: 650/617-0880 Internet Home Page Address (URL): www.progenitor.com Chief Executive Officer: Douglass B. Given, M.D., Ph.D. Chief Financial Officer: Mark N.K. Bagnall Investor Relations Contact: Andrea Yamartino Business number: 650/614-7099 Home number: 650/328-5240 Public Relations Contact: Carrie B. Wick Business number: 650/614-7060 Home number: 614/436-3075 (based in Ohio currently) Trading Symbol/ Exchange: PGEN, PGENW Industry: Genomics/Biotech Market Makers: Lehman Brothers, Genesis Merchant Group, Herzog, Nash Weiss, Knight, Meyerson, Josephthal, Troster Singer, Neidiger Company description: Progenitor is engaged in the discovery and functional characterization of genes to identify targets for the development of new pharmaceuticals. The company's focus is on the identification of genes important in cancer, blood and immune system disorders and inherited diseases. Progenitor's genomics system focuses on understanding gene function in order to accelerate discovery of genes with medical relevance. The system combines core expertise in the fields of developmental biology, human disease genetics and bioinformatics, using developing cells and rigorously screened patient populations as unique discovery resources. The company's gene discoveries include B219, which encodes the leptin receptor; de/-1, involved in blood vessel and bone formation; and HFE, responsible for hereditary hemochromatosis, an iron overload disease. Progenitor develops and commercializes its discoveries through partnerships with biopharmaceutical firms. The company has ongoing agreements with Amgen, SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Novo Nordisk, Chiron, Pangea Systems, and Affymetrix.