Dendreon (DNDN) Moves Higher After FDA Approves Expanded Manufacturing

March 10, 2011 2:37 PM EST Send to a Friend
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Dendreon (Nasdaq: DNDN) moved higher intra-day following news that the FDA approved the remainder of its New Jersey manufacturing facility, allowing the company to significantly increase the availability of PROVENGE.

Shares are currently up 3.3 percent on the news.

With the FDA approval of 36 additional workstations, the New Jersey facility will now have a total of 48 approved workstations.

In anticipation of the availability of the additional workstations, Dendreon expects to have approximately 225 infusion centers prepared to treat their first patient by the end of Q2, approximately 450 infusion centers upon entering Q4, and approximately 500 by the end of 2011.


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