Trade in Biological Technology

U.S. Federal Trade Commission to Challenge Thoratec's Proposed Acquisition of HeartWare International

PLEASANTON, Calif., FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and SYDNEY, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thoratec Corporation (Nasdaq: THOR ), a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, and HeartWare International, Inc. (Nasdaq: ...

Cell Therapeutics Satisfies NASDAQ Listing Requirements to Continue to Trade on NASDAQ Capital Market

SEATTLE, April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq and MTA: CTIC) announced today that on April 2, 2009, CTI received notice from The NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") indicating that the company has evidenced full compliance with all applicable requirements for continue...

Beacon Equity Issues Trade Alerts on Market Movers: CAH, LEAP, FISV, PBG, ARNA, LEN

DALLAS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- BeaconEquity.com announces the availability of Trade Alerts on stocks making news today. Investors can view all of the daily trade alerts for free by visiting BeaconEquity.com/m . Today's Trade Alerts include: Cardinal Health Inc. (NYSE: CAH )...

New Trade Association Formed for North America Camelina Industry

Energy crop growing in prominence as viable vehicle and jet fuel feedstock GREAT FALLS, Mont., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Thirteen seed companies, processors and researchers of camelina have formed the first trade association focused on camelina production and processing in North America. The N...

China Medicine to Participate in 2009 Natural Products Expo West Trade Show

GUANGZHOU, China, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Medicine Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CHME; "China Medicine" or "the Company"), a leading distributor and developer of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, traditional Chinese medicines ("TCM"), nutritional and dietary supp...

Beacon Equity Issues Technical Trade Alerts on Drug Manufacturer Stocks: FRX, TEVA, AGN, CEPH, VRTX, ADLR

DALLAS, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- BeaconEquity.com announces the availability of Trade Alerts on stocks making news today. Investors can view all of the daily trading notes for free by visiting: http://www.BeaconEquity.com/m Today's Trade Alerts include: Forest Laboratories I...

Alliance Biosciences Announces Trade Mission to Singapore with Speaker Presentation at International Lab Design Seminar

RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Ryan Burnette, Director of Alliance Biosciences will lead a trade mission to Singapore January 19, 2009 through January 23, 2009. Dr. Burnette will be promoting the need for international accreditation processes for high-containment biomedical labs as a l...

Hologic, Inc. to Host Investor Reception at the RSNA Trade Show

BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX ), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced the Company will host a meetin...

China Medicine to Showcase 'Bethin' Weight Loss Product at 2008 Natural Products Expo East Trade Show

GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China Medicine Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CHME; "China Medicine" or "the Company"), a leading distributor and developer of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, traditional Chinese medicines ("TCM"), nutritional and dietary su...

MannKind Unveils Proposed Trade Name at Dedication of Danbury Manufacturing Facility

DANBURY, Conn., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD ) today announced that it has proposed to the United States Food and Drug Administration to use AFRESA as the trade name for its Technosphere Insulin System. AFRESA (pronounced uh-FRESS-uh) was unveiled to...

Genesis Pharmaceuticals Completes Reverse Stock Split and Will Trade Under a New Symbol

LAIYANG, China, Sept. 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genesis Pharmaceuticals Enterprises, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GNPH) ("Genesis" or the "Company"), a leading pharmaceutical company in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it completed a 40-for-1 reverse stock split of it...

BeaconEquity.com Issues Trade Alerts on Biotechnology Stocks: ELN, PFE, AMGN, DNA, BIIB, GILD

DALLAS, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- BeaconEquity.com announces the availability of Trade Alerts on stocks making news today. Investors can view all of the daily trading notes for free by visiting: http://www.BeaconEquity.com/m Today's Trade Alerts include: Elan Corp. plc (NYSE: ELN ), Pfize...

Signalife Announces Intent to Withdraw From AMEX and Trade on the OTCBB

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Signalife, Inc. (Amex: SGN) announced that it has provided notification to the American Stock Exchange ("AMEX") of its intent to voluntarily withdraw its common stock from listing and trading on AMEX under AMEX Rule 18 and Section 1010 of the AMEX ...

Chromos Announces Full Revocation of Cease Trade Orders

NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Chromos Molecular Systems Inc. ("Chromos" or the "Company") announced today that the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec have revoked the cease...

Campbell Alliance Trade and Distribution Practice to Speak at CBI's Commercial Contracts and Chargeback Management Conference

RALEIGH, N.C., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Campbell Alliance, the leading management consulting firm specializing in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, today announced that executives from the firm's Trade and Distribution Practice will present at the Center for Business Intelligence (CBI) 4...

Biotechnology Leader to Exhibit at Upcoming Trade Show

ST. CLOUD, Minn., March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- DCI-Biolafitte (http://www.dci-bio.com ), a leading manufacturer of stainless steel GMP fermentors and bioreactors, control systems and software, will exhibit at the Interphex trade show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, March 26-...

CryoCor Requests International Trade Commission Investigation Into CryoCath for Patent Infringement

Seeks Exclusion Order Barring Importation of CryoCath's Cryoablation System SAN DIEGO, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CryoCor, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRYO), a medical device company focused on the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, announced today that it has filed a formal complaint with the United St...

BioInformatics, LLC Studies Trade Show Exhibition Strategies in the Life Science Market

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- BioInformatics, LLC ( http://www.gene2drug.com ) -- the leading market research and consulting firm serving the life science industry -- announces the publication of its latest report, "Conferences & Exhibits in the Life Sciences: What's Working Now." Ex...

Cephalon Statement on Federal Trade Commission Action Regarding PROVIGIL Patent Settlements

FRAZER, Pa., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cephalon, Inc., (Nasdaq: CEPH) issued the following statement in response to a complaint filed today by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the validity of certain agreements ente...

Campbell Alliance Trade and Distribution Practice to Chair CBI 3rd Annual Fee for Service and EDI Data Management Conference

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Campbell Alliance, the leading management consulting firm specializing in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, today announced that Tony Lanzone, Vice President of the firm's Trade and Distribution practice, will serve as conference chairperso...

Sentry Logistic Solutions Launches Foreign Trade Zone Service

Unique Offering Provides Financial & Operational Advantages for Global Life Science Companies INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Sentry Logistic Solutions today launched a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Service targeting pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies engaged in...

Campbell Alliance Launches New Practice Area Focused on Trade and Distribution

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Campbell Alliance, the leading management consulting firm specializing in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, announced today that it has launched a new practice: Trade and Distribution. The new practice will help clients develop strategies and add...

Valeritas Hires Trade and Distribution Industry Expert for the Launch of the h-Patch(TM) Disposable Insulin Delivery Device

Kathy Lang Joins from Auxilium Pharmaceutical as Director, Trade Relations PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Valeritas, LLC, a medical technology company committed to the development and commercialization of innovative drug delivery solutions, announced today that it has hired Kathy La...

Federal Trade Commission Clears Kyphon's Acquisition of Non-Vertebroplasty Spine-Related Assets of Disc-O-Tech

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kyphon Inc. (Nasdaq: KYPH ) announced today that it has obtained clearance from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (as amended) with respect to i...

AspenBio Pharma Shares to Trade on the NASDAQ Capital Markets Exchange Under Symbol 'APPY'

CASTLE ROCK, Colo., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AspenBio Pharma, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: APNB) an emerging bio-pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of novel drugs and diagnostics for animals and humans, today announced its application to list its common stock on the NASD...

Etiquette at Todays Midwest Technology Trade Show

CHICAGO Like so many industries tied to the tech sector, the trade show producers took quite a beating over the last couple years. Things seem to be bouncing back, though, and more and more companies are returning to exhibit at one of the big tech trade shows. Yippee! Good news for trade show ...

A Vote Against Free Trade is a Vote Against Wisconsins Long-Term Interests

MADISON Among the reasons North Carolina Sen. John Edwards polled well in last weeks Wisconsin presidential primary is that he thinks the North American Free Trade Agreement has been a raw deal. It was a semi-protectionist message that resonated with voters who are eager to blame the states econom...

Free trade vs. fair trade

Should protections be enacted to stem job losses from global outsourcing? MADISON As the United States faces the prospect of more job losses to global outsourcing, a Madison-area trade expert says that state and local governments need to enact better trade policies to stop the bleeding. Bo...

Wisconsin biotechs plan Japan trade mission

Madison, Wis. Wisconsin's life science companies have another chance to strengthen ties with Japan at an executive meeting held Friday at the MG&E Innovation Center. Sponsored by the Japan External Trade Organization , or JETRO, the gathering will offer attendees an inside look into how Wisc...

Indian trade possibilities boggle the mind

This country of 1.1 billion people, second only to China in population, living in a space less than 40 percent the size of the U.S. land mass, is clearly a place of vast contrasts. As I am still in the middle of an Illinois trade mission, this column will focus on some key facts about India, ...

Visions: IT exec says CIOs must be ready to help companies ramp up trade

Madison, Wis. - Chief technologists who heretofore have not had to worry much about helping their companies ramp up foreign trade may soon be asked to add another dimension to their business contributions - accommodating a larger presence in the global market. With Wisconsin increasing its ex...

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

...ernment grant amounting to a total net amount of NIS 3.1 million ($828,000), from the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) at the Ministry of Industry, trade and Labor of Israel. This grant was awarded as government participation in research and development expenses for the period of February 2009 to Januar...

Techne Corporation Releases Unaudited Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2009

... ------- ------- Cash and equivalents $160,940 $166,992 Short-term available-for-sale investments 41,947 39,353 trade accounts receivable 29,516 31,747 Other receivables 1,637 1,585 Inventory ...

Stemline Therapeutics CEO to Present at IBC's New Frontiers in Cancer Drug Development Conference

... Drug Candidates Directed to Cancer Stem Cell Targets: Preclinical and Clinical Update" is scheduled for 9:50AM on Wednesday August 5(th) at the World trade Center/Seaport Hotel in Boston. Dr. Bergstein has also been invited to participate in a panel discussion following the presentations. Cancer ...

Sunesis Receives Approval for Listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market

...AQ Global Market to The NASDAQ Capital Market. The transfer will be effective at the opening of the market on August 3, 2009. Sunesis will continue to trade under the symbol "SNSS." The NASDAQ Capital Market is a continuous trading market that operates in the same manner as The NASDAQ Global Market...

Digitas Health Expands Adding Two Key Locations

...neca, who, in 2007, comprised 10.1% of the global market share. (1) Pharmaceuticals are one of Britain's leading manufacturing sectors, bringing in a trade surplus of 4.3 billion pounds Sterling in 2007. (2) Digitas Health Boston Digitas Health Boston is located within the Boston headquarters...

Informex Rebrands Into Separate Pharmaceutical and Specialty Chemical Segments to Better Serve Exhibitors and Attendees

...ical Company. Informex is committed to providing the most valuable trade show for the fine and custom chemical industry and will continue to evaluat...hnology, healthcare, media, and property industries. UBM offers services in trade shows, online, news distribution, and publishing to customers across the gl...

Global One Consulting Announces Exclusive Contract to Expand Saigene Biotech, Inc. Sales in Emerging Markets

...tial for commercialization, and assisting with market penetration. Its principal consultant Irl M. Davis is a State of Washington International trade Representative and has over 30 years of hands-on, in-the-field experience in international trade, manufacturing, and business development, includin...

Schering-Plough Reports Financial Results for 2009 Second Quarter

... patients receiving placebo. (Announced June 10) With Merck, reported the receipt of a request for additional information from the U.S. Federal trade Commission with respect to the previously announced proposed merger. (Announced June 22) Santarus, Inc. announced that Schering-Plough HealthCa...

Wyeth Announces Stockholder Approval of Pfizer Merger at 2009 Annual Meeting

...r proposal regarding reporting on the Company's political contributions and trade association payments; and approved a stockholder proposal requesting the Bo...and financial markets; changes in generally accepted accounting principles; trade buying patterns; the impact of legislation and regulatory compliance; risks...