GlobeNewswire Inc | Oct 1, 2021 07:45AM EDT

October 01, 2021

NEW YORK, Oct. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cowen Inc. (NASDAQ:COWN) (Cowen or the Company) today announced that Tyler Van Buren has joined the Companys equity research team to further expand the firms coverage of the biotechnology sector. He will be based in New York and will report to Robert Fagin, Cowens Head of Research.

We are delighted to welcome Tyler back to Cowens industry-leading health care research team, said Mr. Fagin. Our clients rely on Cowens premier biotechnology research to make informed investment decisions. We remain committed to expanding our research offerings and services.

Prior to joining Cowen, Mr. Van Buren was a Managing Director and senior biotechnology equity research analyst at Piper Sandler. Prior to Piper Sandler, Mr. Van Buren spent five years on the biopharma research team at Cowen. He holds a B.S. in biochemistry and cellular biology and an M.S. in biology, both from the University of California, San Diego.

Cowens acclaimed research department consists of 58 senior analysts covering nearly 950 securities across multiple sectors, including health care, consumer, energy, sustainability and energy transition, technology media & telecom, capital goods & industrials, and Washington policy.

AboutCowen Health Care Research

-- With 18 senior analysts, including seven dedicated to biotechnology, Cowen has one of the largest health care research footprints on Wall Street. -- The team also includes two analysts in Cowens Washington Research Group focused exclusively on health care policy. This effort complements, and is integrated with, the firms fundamental analysis. -- Cowens health care analysts are consistently ranked among the best in third-party polls, such as Institutional Investor magazines All-America Research Team and the Refinitiv StarMine Analyst Awards. -- The team boasts a long tradition of collaboration and thought leadership. Marquee publications such as Cowens Biotech Quarterly, Therapeutics Categories, and the annual drug pricing survey have been widely read, and published consistently, for more than 25 years. Other major publications include Pharmaceutical Industry Pulse, Specialty Pharmaceutical Industry Pulse, and Life Science Tool Kit. -- The research team also publishes numerous studies under Cowens flagship Ahead of the Curve Series banner. Recent reports have included in-depth explorations of immune-oncology, gene therapy, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). -- The Company hosts some of the longest-running and best-attended events in the sector, including Cowens Health Care Conference (now in its 42nd year); the Therapeutics Conference (now in its 24th year); the MedTools Conference (now in its 10th year); and the FutureHealth Conference (now in its 7th year). Cowen also hosts numerous targeted events, which this year include Cowens Gene Therapy Summit, Oncology Innovation Summit, and Psychedelics & Novel Mechanisms in Neuropsychiatry Summit.

AboutCowen Inc.Cowen Inc. (Cowen or the Company) is a diversified financial services firm that operates through two business segments: a broker dealer and an investment management division. The Companys broker dealer division offers investment banking services, equity research, sales and trading, prime brokerage, global clearing and commission management services. Cowens investment management division builds on Cowens core insights by developing differentiated, actively managed investment strategies that seek to meet the dynamic needs of our clients. Founded in 1918, the firm is headquartered in New York and has offices worldwide. Learn more at Cowen.com.

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