Investor Biotech Primer

Like all industries, biotech has its own jargon. Newcomers to the sector can find themselves struggling to get through just one paragraph of a press release without having to look up several terms.

Here is a primer on some of the key phrases, acronyms or statistical concepts that you'll need to know when investigating a biotech stock idea.

ANDA -- Abbreviated New Drug Application. This is an application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to seek approval of a generic drug. ...