Top Healthcare Technology Companies To Own For 2014

It appears that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ  ) may have just leapfrogged over Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD  ) in the quest to bring the first next-generation hepatitis C drug to market. Johnson & Johnson said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration accepted its application for simeprevir�and will give the drug a priority review.

You'll recall, Gilead submitted sofosbuvir for approval in the beginning of April. The FDA typically takes two months to make sure everything is in order before accepting the application for the standard 10-month review or a six-month priority review. The latest PDUFA renewal calls for the clock to start after the applications are accepted; it used to start when they were submitted.

It looks like Gilead is about a month behind Johnson & Johnson and could be five months behind if sofosbuvir gets a standard review, although that seems extremely unlikely. If simeprevir�received the faster review, I'd expect the FDA to give it to sofosbuvir, too.

Top Healthcare Technology Companies To Own For 2014: Forent Energy Inc (FEN.V)

Forent Energy Ltd. engages in the exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas reserves in Nova Scotia and western Canada. It owns a 100% working interest in the 29 contiguous sections of the Montgomery exploration lands located to the west of Claresholm in southern Alberta; the Alton Block located in Nova Scotia; and the Mervin property located near Lloydminster, Saskatchewan in Canada. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Top Healthcare Technology Companies To Own For 2014: Barrett Business Services Inc.(BBSI)

Barrett Business Services, Inc. provides business management solutions in the United States. The company offers human resource management services in areas comprising payroll processing, employee benefits and administration, human resource management, risk management, and workers? compensation coverage areas. It also provides professional employer organization services, which include employee benefits, health insurance, workers? compensation coverage, workplace safety programs, federal and state employment laws compliance, labor and workplace regulatory requirements, and related administrative services; and payroll administrative services, such as payroll processing, payroll taxes, and human resource consulting services. In addition, the company provides staffing services, including on-demand or short-term staffing assignments, contract staffing, long-term or indefinite-term on-site management, direct placement, and human resource administration services. It serves elect ronics manufacturers; various light-manufacturing industries; forest products and agriculture-based companies; transportation and shipping enterprises; food processing; telecommunications; public utilities; general contractors in various construction-related fields; and professional services firms. Barrett Business Services, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.

Top 5 Freight Stocks To Watch Right Now: FNB United Corp.(FNBN)

FNB United Corp. operates as the bank holding company for CommunityONE Bank, National Association that provides consumer, mortgage, and business banking services to individual and business customers in North Carolina. Its deposit products include checking accounts, interest checking accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. The company?s loan products portfolio comprises commercial and agricultural loans, real estate construction loans, real estate residential loans, and consumer loans. It also offers debit cards, credit cards, online and mobile banking, cash management, investment management, and trust services, as well as operates automated teller machines. In addition, it originates, underwrites, and closes loans for sale into the secondary market. FNB United operates through 45 offices. The company was formerly known as FNB Corp. and changed its name to FNB United Corp. in April 2006. FNB United Cor p. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Asheboro, North Carolina.