Broadfin Capital Initiates New Positions In Corium International Inc (CORI), AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMAG) and La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (LJPC)

In three recent filings,  Kevin Kotler’s Broadfin Capital has revealed adding three companies: Corium International Inc (NASDAQ:CORI), AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAG) and La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:LJPCto its equity portfolio.

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A new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed that Broadfin Capital currently owns 1.35 million shares of Corium International Inc (NASDAQ:CORI), representing 7.66% of common stock outstanding.

Corium International Inc (NASDAQ:CORI) is a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacture and commercialization of specialty transdermal pharmaceutical products. Earlier in March, the company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock and later it priced its IPO of 6.50 million shares of common stock at a price to the public of $8.00 per share. The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to 975,000 additional shares of common stock at the IPO price.

In AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAG), Broadfin Capital owns 1.43 million shares, the stake amasses 6.55% of the common stock. AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAG) is a specialty pharmaceutical company that markets Feraheme (ferumoxytol) Injection and MuGard Mucoadhesive Oral Wound Rinse in the United States.

Last month, Jacob Gottlieb’s Visium Asset Management disclosed initiating a 1.6 million position in AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAG). Adage Capital Management, managed by Phill Gross and Robert Atchinson, held 3.80 million shares of the company at the end of 2013.

In another filing, Broadfin Capital disclosed owning a 5.37% passive stake in La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:LJPC). The new position contains around 389,900 common stock shares. La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:LJPC) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics for chronic organ failure and cancer.

Earlier this month, the fund revealed a reduced stake in MELA Sciences, Inc (NASDAQ:MELA), owning a total of 9.1 million shares, equal to almost 10% of the common stock, down from over 16% held earlier.

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