NASDAQ Biotechnology Index - Components

Components

This list of 119 companies is current as of 24 January 2012. The list reviewed twice annually in May and November, although components may be removed at any time.

• Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: ACHN
• Acorda Therapeutics Inc. NASDAQ: ACOR
• Affymetrix Inc. NASDAQ: AFFX
• Affymax Inc. NASDAQ: AFFY
• Akorn Inc. NASDAQ: AKRX
• Alkermes plc NASDAQ: ALKS
• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: ALNY
• AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: AMAG
• Amgen Inc. NASDAQ: AMGN
• Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: AMLN
• Amarin Corporation plc NASDAQ: AMRN
• ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: ARIA
• Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: ARNA
• ArQule Inc. NASDAQ: ARQL
• Array BioPharma Inc. NASDAQ: ARRY
• Astex Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: ASTX
• Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: AUXL
• AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: AVEO
• AVI BioPharma Inc. NASDAQ: AVII
• Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: AVNR
• BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: BCRX
• BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. NASDAQ: BMRN
• BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: BPAX
• Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: CADX
• China Biologic Products Inc. NASDAQ: CBPO
• Columbia Laboratories Inc. NASDAQ: CBRX
• Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: CBST
• Celgene Corporation NASDAQ: CELG
• Curis Inc. NASDAQ: CRIS
• Cardiome Pharma Corporation NASDAQ: CRME
• Cytori Therapeutics Inc NASDAQ: CYTX
• Depomed Inc. NASDAQ: DEPO
• Dendreon Corporation NASDAQ: DNDN
• Durect Corporation NASDAQ: DRRX
• Dyax Corp. NASDAQ: DYAX
• Endocyte Inc. NASDAQ: ECYT
• Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings I NASDAQ: ENDP
• Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: ENZN
• Exelixis Inc. NASDAQ: EXEL
• Geron Corporation NASDAQ: GERN
• Genomic Health Inc. NASDAQ: GHDX
• Gilead Sciences Inc. NASDAQ: GILD
• Gen-Probe Incorporated NASDAQ: GPRO
• Grifols, S.A. NASDAQ: GRFS
• GTx Inc. NASDAQ: GTXI
• Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. NASDAQ: HALO
• Human Genome Sciences Inc. NASDAQ: HGSI
• Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc. NASDAQ: HITK
• Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: IDIX
• Illumina Inc. NASDAQ: ILMN
• ImmunoGen Inc. NASDAQ: IMGN
• Immunomedics Inc. NASDAQ: IMMU
• Incyte Corporation NASDAQ: INCY
• Impax Laboratories Inc. NASDAQ: IPXL
• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: IRWD
• Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: ISIS
• ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: ISTA
• InterMune Inc. NASDAQ: ITMN
• Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorpor NASDAQ: LGND
• Life Technologies Corporation NASDAQ: LIFE
• Luminex Corporation NASDAQ: LMNX
• Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: LXRX
• MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: MAPP
• Maxygen Inc. NASDAQ: MAXY
• The Medicines Company NASDAQ: MDCO
• Medivation Inc. NASDAQ: MDVN
• Micromet Inc. NASDAQ: MITI
• MannKind Corporation NASDAQ: MNKD
• Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: MNTA
• Myriad Genetics Inc. NASDAQ: MYGN
• Mylan Inc. NASDAQ: MYL
• Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. NASDAQ: NBIX
• Nektar Therapeutics NASDAQ: NKTR
• NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: NPSP
• Novavax Inc. NASDAQ: NVAX
• Obagi Medical Products Inc. NASDAQ: OMPI
• Oncothyreon Inc . NASDAQ: ONTY
• ONYX Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: ONXX
• Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: OPTR
• Osiris Therapeutics Inc. NASDAQ: OSIR
• Pacific Biosciences of Californ NASDAQ: PACB
• PDL BioPharma Inc. NASDAQ: PDLI
• Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: PGNX
• Perrigo Company NASDAQ: PRGO
• Pain Therapeutics NASDAQ: PTIE
• Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: QCOR
• Qiagen N.V. NASDAQ: QGEN
• QLT Inc. NASDAQ: QLTI
• Ardea Biosciences Inc. NASDAQ: RDEA
• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: REGN
• Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: RIGL
• SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: SCLN
• Seattle Genetics Inc. NASDAQ: SGEN
• Sangamo BioSciences Inc. NASDAQ: SGMO
• Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: SGNT
• Shire plc NASDAQ: SHPGY
• SIGA Technologies Inc. NASDAQ: SIGA
• Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. NASDAQ: SLXP
• Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. NASDAQ: SNTA
• Santarus Inc. NASDAQ: SNTS
• Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: SPPI
• Sequenom Inc. NASDAQ: SQNM
• Sinovac Biotech, Ltd. NASDAQ: SVA
• Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc NASDAQ: SVNT
• Techne Corporation NASDAQ: TECH
• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries NASDAQ: TEVA
• Theravance Inc. NASDAQ: THRX
• Targacept Inc. NASDAQ: TRGT
• United Therapeutics Corporation NASDAQ: UTHR
• Vical Incorporated NASDAQ: VICL
• Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. NASDAQ: VNDA
• ViroPharma Incorporated NASDAQ: VPHM
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated NASDAQ: VRTX
• VIVUS Inc. NASDAQ: VVUS
• Warner Chilcott plc NASDAQ: WCRX
• XenoPort Inc. NASDAQ: XNPT