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Consumers Looking to Sustainable Food Production to Feed Global Population

Latest IFIC Survey Also Shows Stable Attitudes on Using Biotechnology for Food Production Washington, D.C. (Vocus) October 23, 2008 -- As food prices soar and the need to feed more people with fewer resources becomes increasingly challenging, new International Food Inf...

Connecting Investment Capital with Entrepreneurs: Investors to lay out what theyre looking for in startup companies

The conference, scheduled for June 3-4 in Milwaukee, is being organized by the Wisconsin Technology Council and its subsidiary, the Wisconsin Innovation Network . Organizers plan to turn the tables on a standard venture conference by giving entrepreneurs and other representatives of emerging tec...

The Tech Market is Looking Up

If the mood of 600+ technology executives, investors, and media is a leading indicator, the technology market is on the rebound. Maybe Homestead CEO Justin Kitch captured it best when he said DEMO 2004 felt "like a bit of the mo' was back in the good ol' Internet." Kitch's sentiments were repeat...

Americas weighty problem: Why the fight against fat is about more than just looking good

MADISON Speaking to a home-state crowd last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson described how his agency touches Americans in unseen ways every day, from regulating the prescription drugs they take to administering their Medicare accounts to watching over the safety of the foo...

CIOs looking to hire more IT workers in second quarter

Madison, Wis. - CIOs must know something that Alan Greenspan doesn't because more of them plan to be in a hiring mode in the second quarter of 2007, according to the latest Robert Half index of national information technology hiring. The report, published after former Federal Reserve Board ...

Growth spurts

...ope is our best machine for imaging dynamic events, and at 300kV the electron beam has enough penetrating power to maintain high resolution, even when looking through a liquid confined between two thin solid windows," says NCEM director Dahmen. "Our resolution is significantly higher than any previous studi...

Novavax Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...gust 7th, 2009 at 1:00 pm through August 12, 2009 at 11:59pm. To access the replay, dial 1 (888) 266 2081 and enter pass code 1366728. Forward looking Statements Statements herein relating to future financial or business performance, conditions or strategies and other financial and business matt...

Kensey Nash Announces Agreement to Acquire Rights to OsseoFit Product

...king statements that reflect the Company's current expectations about its prospects and opportunities. The Company has tried to identify these forward looking statements by using words such as "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "will," "would," "forecast," "believe," "guidance," "projection" or simi...

AOBO Announces New Product Launch

...luding the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward looking statements in this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because o...

American Oriental Bioengineering Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...luding the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward looking statements in this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because o...

Novavax Announces Appointment of Frederick W. Driscoll as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

...g Novavax at a time of significant growth and his contribution at such a critical juncture will be welcome by everyone on our Executive Team. We are looking forward to tapping into his many years of biotechnology industry experience as we expand our vaccine development programs, manufacturing operations an...

OncoGenex Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...uver Prostate Centre, and were exclusively licensed to OncoGenex. More information about OncoGenex is available at www.oncogenex.com . Forward looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Li...

Data Published in Cell Stem Cell Demonstrates Potent Anti-Cancer Activity for OncoMed Pharmaceuticals' Lead Antibody

...played additive activity in reducing tumor volume when combined with traditional chemotherapy. "This research represents an entirely new way of looking at the treatment of solid tumor cancers, recognizing that tumors are made up of different types of cells and targeting cancer stem cells has a profoun...

China Sky One Medical, Inc. Appoints New Independent Director

...oking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the use of forward- looking terminology such as "believe," "expect," "may," "will," "should," "project," "plan," "seek," "intend," or "anticipate" or the negative thereof or comp...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009

...---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forward looking Statements -------------------------- Statements contained in this press release that are not based on historical fact, including without li...

Exciton Technologies receives FDA approval to market exSALT(TM)

...se may contain forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements, including the Company's belief as to t...lts to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, ...n risks and uncertainties relating to the forward- looking statements. Investors are cautioned against placin...

Amicus Therapeutics Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...to execute its operational and budget plans, and its achievement of milestones and receipt of milestone payments from Shire. Additionally, all forward looking statements are subject to other risks detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and our other public filings wi...

AIAG and MichBio Form New Collaborative Partnership

...e and bioscience industry know-how. In recent months considerable effort has been made by the state of Michigan to assist manufacturers who are looking to shore up business lost from the automotive industry and diversify into the exploding medical devices market. While the automotive market has been o...

ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals Announces Financing

... improve the safety of existing cancer treatments. More information can be found on the Company's web site at www.adventrx.com . Forward looking Statement ADVENTRX cautions you that statements included in this press release that are not a description of historical facts are forward-look...

TSH Testing Raises Awareness of Importance of Thyroid Health

...s and what the thyroid does, how radiation may affect it, and what a health risk a damaged thyroid can be." "The National Cancer Institute is looking at Iodine 131, the most probable cause of thyroid damage produced by a nuclear malfunction," said Mangano. "The study is taking place right now in Bel...

Shire plc: Core Portfolio of Products Delivers 20% Sales Growth

... anticipating the benefits of the back to school season for VYVANSE and are looking forward to increased sales momentum from our co-promote agreement with GSK ... is well placed to deliver on our unchanged guidance framework for 2009 and looking ahead we reiterate our aspiration of growing sales in the mid-teens range o...

The Foundation for National Institutes of Health Announces Unprecedented Product Donation by sanofi-aventis in the U.S.

...(enoxaparin sodium injection), and Taxotere (docetaxel) Injection Concentrate full prescribing information, including Boxed Warnings. Forward looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as ame...

Rib-X Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase 2 Study Results for Radezolid in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

...nfections. Radezolid has been shown to be efficacious and appears to have a favorable safety profile compared to other oxazolidinone compounds. We are looking forward to progressing the development of radezolid with the intravenous formulation in a more complicated disease setting." CAP Phase 2 Trial...

Oramed Pharmaceuticals was Awarded a NIS 3.1 Million Grant From the Israeli Office of the Chief Scientist

...the company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements, including the risks and uncertainties related to the progress, timing, cost, and results of clinical trials and product development progra...

Oncothyreon appoints Diana Hausman as Vice President of Clinical Development

...olecules that have the potential to improve the lives and outcomes of cancer patients. For more information, visit www.oncothyreon.com . Forward looking Statements In order to provide Oncothyreon's investors with an understanding of its current intentions and future prospects, this release contain...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals announces launch of Quill SRS product codes for laparoscopic gynecology procedures

...rections from the midpoint. Barbs within the Quill SRS product distribute tension across the wound and eliminate the need for knots. Forward looking Statements -------------------------- Statements contained in this press release that are not based on historical fact, including without li...

Techne Corporation Releases Unaudited Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2009

... for approximately $1.8 million. Approximately $67.5 million remains available for the repurchase of shares under these authorizations. Forward looking Statements: This earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act. These statements...

Oncothyreon announces presentation of long-term Stimuvax data at World Conference on Lung Cancer

...olecules that have the potential to improve the lives and outcomes of cancer patients. For more information, visit www.oncothyreon.com . Forward looking Statements In order to provide Oncothyreon's investors with an understanding of its current intentions and future prospects, this release contain...

Sinovac Provides Update on Clinical Trial for H1N1 Vaccine Trials

...e inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward- looking statement. Sinovac does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. For mor...

Bacteria pack their own demise

...ow the time bomb functions (or more exactly, one of the time bombs, as there are several closely related T-A systems), biomedical scientists can start looking for substances to start the time bomb of pathogens ticking, i.e. substances that imitate the toxin protein, block the antitoxin protein, or disrupt th...

Advanced Life Sciences Receives Complete Response Letter From FDA for Restanza(TM) (Cethromycin) in Community Acquired Pneumonia

...Sciences. "We are, however, disappointed that the timing of the new draft CAP guidance issuance had an unfortunate impact on the outcome of our NDA. looking ahead, we intend to design a study that complies with the new draft CAP guidance and we will work with the Agency to determine the optimal pathway to ...

Millions Flowing into Medical Real Estate

...uying and developing,” Lillibridge CFO Joe Kurzydym told HREI. Meanwhile, Nashville, Tenn.-based developer Oman-Gibson Associates says it is looking to raise $40 million from investors, and then leverage new medical real estate developments and acquisitions in the 40 percent to 50 percent range. As...

Medicago's H1N1 pandemic vaccine candidate shows positive response in 100% of vaccinated animals after a single dose

...o supply large volumes of vaccine antigens to the world market. Additional information about Medicago is available at www.medicago.com . Forward looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements which reflect Medicago's current expectations regarding future events. The forw...

Cardium Announces New Orthobiologics Product Initiative Extending Gene Activated Matrix Technology to Deliver Bone Growth Factors

...om . Forward-Looking Statements Except for statements of historical fact, the matters discussed in this press release are forward looking and reflect numerous assumptions and involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control and may cause actual results t...

PROTOMED SA Chooses HyperWorks to Simulate Implantable Medical Devices

...tions and will use HyperWorks to model medical devices for various applications, ranging from coronary stents to orthopedics implant. "We were looking for a high-performance finite element analysis tool to assess mechanical resistance limits in relation to our European device development and test ser...

Mylan Reports Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.32 for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2009

... and operates a specialty business focused on respiratory and allergy therapies. For more information, please visit www.mylan.com . Forward looking Statements This press release includes statements that constitute "forward-looking statements", including with regard to the company's future ...

"Over the Next 2-3 Years We Will Leverage Developmental Capabilities and Explore In-licensing and a Co-development Model to Consolidate Our Presence in Japan" - Dr. Kailash Sharma, President, Japan Operations, Zydus Cadila

... leading integrated pharma companies & a global healthcare provider, is looking to give a big boost to its operations in the Japanese generic market which ...ity, affordable therapies while reducing the healthcare cost burden. We are looking to combine expertise with adaptability. Understanding specific market needs...

Sangamo BioSciences Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...amo visit www.sangamo.com . This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Sangamo's current expectations. These forward looking statements include, without limitation, references to the research and development of ZFP TFs and ZFNs, clinical trials, therapeutic and non-therape...

BP and Verenium Announce Vercipia Biofuels to Advance the Commercialization of Cellulosic Ethanol

...e Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI), at which biotechnologists are investigating applications of biotechnology to energy. Verenium Forward looking Statements Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical are "forward-looking" and involve a high degree of risk and uncertain...

Cardium Provides Update on Phase 2b Excellarate Clinical Study and Plans for Additional Tissue Repair Applications

...om . Forward-Looking Statements Except for statements of historical fact, the matters discussed in this press release are forward looking and reflect numerous assumptions and involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control and may cause actual results t...