New York, New York –June 13, 2012 – (www.investorideas.com newswire) Investorideas.com, an investor research portal specializing in sector research including biotech and pharma stocks, issues an alert for Affymax, Inc. (NasdaqGS: AFFY), trading at $13.30, gaining $1.34 or 11.20% as of  11:03AM EDT on over 1.5 Million shares. The stock had a morning high of $13.71 and is currently the top percentage gainer on the NASDAQ.

The Company today reported that Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. (TPA) has entered into a supply agreement for sourcing and supply of OMONTYS® (peginesatide) Injection to Fresenius Medical Care North America and certain of its affiliates. OMONTYS is the only once-monthly erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) for anemia available to the dialysis patient population with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the United States.

About Affymax, Inc. (NasdaqGS: AFFY)

 Affymax, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Palo Alto, California. Affymax’s mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies that improve the lives of patients with kidney disease and other serious and often life-threatening illnesses. The company’s first marketed product, OMONTYS, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2012. www.affymax.com.

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