NASDAQ Biotechnology Index

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The NASDAQ Biotechnology Index includes securities of NASDAQ-listed companies classified according to the Industry Classification Benchmark as either Biotechnology or Pharmaceuticals which also meet other eligibility criteria.

As of 2005-03-26 the companies included in the index are:

Name Symbol Headquarters Description
Abraxis BioScience NASDAQABBI Los Angeles, California  
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals NASDAQACAD San Diego, California  
Acorda Therapeutics NASDAQACOR Hawthorne, New York  
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics NASDAQARXT Chester, New Jersey  
Adolor Corporation NASDAQADLR Exton, Pennsylvania  
Affymetrix NASDAQAFFX Santa Clara, California produces DNA microarrays
Albany Molecular Research NASDAQAMRI Albany, New York  
Alexion Pharmaceuticals NASDAQALXN Cheshire, Connecticut  
Alkermes NASDAQALKS Boston, Massachusetts  
Allos Therapeutics NASDAQALTH Westminster, Colorado  
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals NASDAQALNY Cambridge, Massachusetts  
Altus Pharmaceuticals NASDAQALTU Cambridge, Massachusetts  
Amgen NASDAQAMGN Thousand Oaks, California  
Amylin Pharmaceuticals NASDAQAMLN San Diego, California  
Anadys Pharmaceuticals NASDAQANDS San Diego, California  
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals NASDAQANPI Vancouver, British Columbia  
Antigenics NASDAQAGEN New York, New York Prophylactic/Therapeutic Vaccines and Chemotherapeutics
Arena Pharmaceuticals NASDAQARNA San Diego, California  
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals NASDAQARIA Cambridge, Massachusetts  
ArQule NASDAQARQL Woburn, Massachusetts  
Array BioPharma NASDAQARRY Boulder, Colorado  
Aspreva Pharmaceuticals NASDAQASPV Victoria, British Columbia  
AtheroGenics NASDAQAGIX Alpharetta, Georgia  
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals NASDAQAUXL Malvern, Pennsylvania  
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals NASDAQAVNR Aliso Viejo, California  
AVI BioPharma NASDAQAVII Portland, Oregon  
Axcan Pharma NASDAQAXCA Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec  
Barrier Therapeutics NASDAQBTRX Princeton, New Jersey  
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals NASDAQBCRX Birmingham, Alabama  
Bioenvision NASDAQBIVN New York, New York  
Biogen Idec NASDAQBIIB Cambridge, Massachusetts  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical NASDAQBMRN Novato, California  
BioMimetic Therapeutics NASDAQBMTI Franklin, Tennessee  
Biosite NASDAQBSTE San Diego, California  
BioVeris NASDAQBIOV Gaithersburg, Maryland  
Caliper Life Sciences NASDAQCALP Hopkinton, Massachusetts  
Cardiome Pharma NASDAQCRME Vancouver, British Columbia  
Celgene NASDAQCELG Summit, New Jersey  
Cell Genesys NASDAQCEGE San Francisco, California Various cancer therapies
Cell Therapeutics NASDAQCTIC Seattle, Washington  
Cephalon NASDAQCEPH Frazer, Pennsylvania  
Cerus NASDAQCERS Concord, California  
Coley Pharmaceutical Group NASDAQCOLY Wellesley, Massachusetts  
CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals NASDAQCGPI Newtown, Pennsylvania  
CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals NASDAQCGPI Newtown, Pennsylvania  
Columbia Laboratories NASDAQCBRX Livingston, New Jersey  
Crucell NASDAQCRXL Leiden, Netherlands  
Cubist Pharmaceuticals NASDAQCBST Lexington, Massachusetts  
CuraGen NASDAQCRGN Branford, Connecticut  
CV Therapeutics NASDAQCVTX Palo Alto, California  
Cypress Bioscience NASDAQCYPB San Diego, California  
Cytokinetics NASDAQCYTK South San Francisco, California  
deCODE genetics NASDAQDCGN Reykjavík, Iceland  
Dendreon Corporation NASDAQDNDN Seattle, Washington  
DepoMed NASDAQDEPO Menlo Park, California  
Digene Corporation NASDAQDIGE Gaithersburg, Maryland  
Discovery Laboratories NASDAQDSCO Warrington, Pennsylvania  
Diversa NASDAQDVSA San Diego, California  
Draxis Health NASDAQDRAX Mississauga, Ontario  
Durect NASDAQDRRX Cupertino, California  
Dyax NASDAQDYAX Cambridge, Massachusetts  
Dynavax Technologies NASDAQDVAX Berkeley, California  
Encysive Pharmaceuticals NASDAQENCY Houston, Texas  
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings NASDAQENDP Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania  
Enzon Pharmaceuticals NASDAQENZN Bridgewater, New Jersey  
EPIX Pharmaceuticals NASDAQEPIX Lexington, Massachusetts  
Exelixis NASDAQEXEL South San Francisco, California  
Flamel Technologies NASDAQFLML Venissieux Cedex, France  
Gen-Probe NASDAQGPRO San Diego, California  
Genitope NASDAQGTOP Fremont, California  
Genomic Health NASDAQGHDX Redwood City, California  
Genta NASDAQGNTA Berkeley Heights, New Jersey  
GenVec NASDAQGNVC Gaithersburg, Maryland  
Genzyme NASDAQGENZ Cambridge, Massachusetts  
Geron NASDAQGERN Menlo Park, California  
Gilead Sciences NASDAQGILD Foster City, California  
Halozyme Therapeutics NASDAQHALO San Diego, California  
Harvard Bioscience NASDAQHBIO Holliston, Massachusetts  
Hi-Tech Pharmacal NASDAQHITK Amityville, New York  
Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals NASDAQHEPH San Diego, California  
Human Genome Sciences NASDAQHGSI Rockville, Maryland  
Idenix Pharmaceuticals NASDAQIDIX Cambridge, Massachusetts  
Illumina NASDAQILMN San Diego, California  
ImClone Systems NASDAQIMCL New York, New York  
ImmunoGen NASDAQIMGN Cambridge, Massachusetts  
Immunomedics NASDAQIMMU Morris Plains, New Jersey  
Incyte NASDAQINCY Wilmington, Delaware  
Indevus Pharmaceuticals NASDAQIDEV Lexington, Massachusetts  
Inspire Pharmaceuticals NASDAQISPH Durham, North Carolina  
InterMune NASDAQITMN Brisbane, California  
Introgen Therapeutics NASDAQINGN Austin, Texas  
Invitrogen Corporation NASDAQIVGN Carlsbad, California  
Isis Pharmaceuticals NASDAQISIS Carlsbad, California  
ISTA Pharmaceuticals NASDAQISTA Irvine, California  
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals NASDAQKERX New York, New York  
Kosan Biosciences NASDAQKOSN Hayward, California  
Labopharm NASDAQLXRX Laval, Quebec  
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals NASDAQLXRX The Woodlands, Texas  
LifeCell NASDAQLIFC Branchburg, New Jersey  
Ligand Pharmaceuticals NASDAQLIFC San Diego, California  
Luminex NASDAQLMNX Austin, Texas  
MannKind Corporation NASDAQMNKD Valencia, California  
Matrixx Initiatives NASDAQMTXX Phoenix, Arizona  
Maxygen NASDAQMAXY Redwood City, California  
Medarex NASDAQMEDX Princeton, New Jersey  
Medicines Company NASDAQMDCO Parsippany, New Jersey  
Medivation NASDAQMDVN  
MGI PHARMA NASDAQMOGN Bloomington, Minnesota  
Millennium Pharmaceuticals NASDAQMLNM Cambridge, Massachusetts  
Momenta Pharmaceuticals NASDAQMNTA Cambridge, Massachusetts  
Monogram Biosciences NASDAQMGRM South San Francisco, California  
Myriad Genetics NASDAQMYGN Salt Lake City, Utah  
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals NASDAQNABI    
Nastech Pharmaceutical Company NASDAQNSTK    
Nektar Therapeutics NASDAQNKTR    
NeoPharm NASDAQNEOL    
Neurochem NASDAQNRMX    
Neurocrine Biosciences NASDAQNBIX    
NitroMed NASDAQNTMD    
Northfield Laboratories NASDAQNFLD    
Noven Pharmaceuticals NASDAQNOVN    
NPS Pharmaceuticals NASDAQNPSP    
Nuvelo NASDAQNUVO San Carlos, California  
ONYX Pharmaceuticals NASDAQONXX    
Orchid Cellmark NASDAQORCH    
Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation NASDAQOSCI    
OSI Pharmaceuticals NASDAQOSIP New York, New York  
Pain Therapeutics NASDAQPTIE    
Panacos Pharmaceuticals NASDAQPANC    
PAREXEL International Corporation NASDAQPRXL    
PDL BioPharma NASDAQPDLI Fremont, California  
Penwest Pharmaceuticals NASDAQPPCO    
Perrigo Company NASDAQPRGO    
Pharmacyclics NASDAQPCYC    
Pharmion Corporation NASDAQPHRM Boulder, Colorado  
Pozen NASDAQPOZN    
Progenics Pharmaceuticals NASDAQPGNX    
Qiagen N.V. NASDAQQGEN    
QLT NASDAQQLTI    
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals NASDAQREGN Tarrytown, New York  
Renovis NASDAQRNVS Cambridge, Massachusetts  
Rigel Pharmaceuticals NASDAQRIGL    
Salix Pharmaceuticals NASDAQSLXP    
Santarus NASDAQSNTS    
Savient Pharmaceuticals NASDAQSVNT    
SciClone Pharmaceuticals NASDAQSCLN    
Seattle Genetics NASDAQSGEN    
Sepracor NASDAQSEPR Marlborough, Massachusetts  
Serologicals Corporation NASDAQSERO    
SFBC International NASDAQSFCC    
Shire NASDAQSHPGY Basingstoke, Hampshire  
Sirna Therapeutics NASDAQRNAI    
StemCells NASDAQSTEM    
SuperGen NASDAQSUPG Dublin, California  
Tanox NASDAQTNOX    
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries NASDAQTARO    
Techne Corporation NASDAQTECH    
Telik NASDAQTELK    
Tercica NASDAQTRCA    
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited NASDAQTEVA    
Third Wave Technologies NASDAQTWTI    
Trimeris NASDAQTRMS    
United Therapeutics Corporation NASDAQUTHR    
Vasogen NASDAQVSGN    
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated NASDAQVRTX    
ViaCell NASDAQVIAC    
ViroPharma Incorporated NASDAQVPHM Exton, Pennsylvania  
Vivus NASDAQVVUS    
XOMA NASDAQXOMA    
ZymoGenetics NASDAQZGEN Seattle, Washington  

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