DuPont Biotech Stewardship Program Gains External Certification

Third-Party Audit Confirms Responsible Use. Wilmington, DE (Vocus) February 17, 2009 -- DuPont today announced that third-party audits have verified its plant biotechnology research and development processes are in compliance with the Excellence Through StewardshipSM ...

While Most Companies and Industries Struggled in 2008, LifeModeler, Inc. Used Unique Products to Post Aggressive Business Gains in All Areas

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- To say that LifeModeler, Inc. (LMI) bucked the prevailing trend and posted a series of successes in 2008 that are providing a platform for even greater accomplishments this year, wouldn't quite be telling the whole story. This past year will actually b...

Secretropin(R) - Effective, Preferable, Affordable as an Alternative to Injectable Growth Hormone - Gains Momentum

ENCINO, Calif., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Secretropin(R) , the first clinically proven natural stimulator of growth hormone production, is gaining the medical community's acceptance as a more desirable "first step" approach to pursuing hormonal balance. Although classified as a natural food suppleme...

NeoStem Expands Adult Stem Cell Collection Network, Gains Footprint in Key Los Angeles Market and Initiates Waitlist

NEW YORK, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeoStem, Inc. (Amex: NBS ) has announced that it has broadened its network of adult stem cell collection centers. Through a development agreement with Stem Collect LLC, NeoStem has added the Hall Center, a vibrant Santa Monica based medical practice...

Spring Point Project Gains Support of Lions Clubs

Within a year and a half, cells from pigs are to be used in clinical trials on a path to finally cure diabetes MINNEAPOLIS, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lions Clubs of Multiple District 5M (MD5M) recently declared its commitment to support Spring Point Project, a Minnesota non-p...

Ranbaxy Gains Tentative Approval to Manufacture and Market Valganciclovir Hydrochloride Tablets

'First-to-File' Status Will Provide 180-Day Marketing Exclusivity Upon Final Approval PRINCETON, N.J., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL), announced today that the company has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administr...

Pharmaxis' Aridol Gains First Asian Approval

SYDNEY, Jan. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmaxis (ASX: PXS; Nasdaq: PXSL) today announced the Korean regulatory agency has granted marketing approval for its asthma management product, Aridol. "This is the first Asian approval of Aridol," said Pharmaxis Chief Executive Officer Dr A...

ALVESCO(R) Gains FDA Approval for the U.S. Market

ALVESCO(R) (ciclesonide) Inhalation Aerosol Approved by FDA for the Maintenance and Prophylactic Treatment of Asthma in Patients 12 years of Age and Older ALVESCO(R) Will be Commercialised by U.S. Partner ZURICH, Switzerland, January 16 /PRNewswire/ --...

China Biologic Products Gains Financial Support from Shandong Provincial Government on the Improvement of Production Facilities

TAI'AN CITY, Shandong, China, Jan. 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Biologic Products, Inc. (Pink sheets: CBPO) ("China Biologic" or the "Company"), one of the leading manufacturers of plasma-based pharmaceutical products in the People's Republic of China ("China" or the "PRC"), today...

Daval International Limited Gains Approval for Phase IIB Trial of AIMSPRO(R)

LONDON, November 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Daval International Limited, a UK private company, announces MHRA and IRB (Ethics Committee) approval of a London based Phase IIB trial of AIMSPRO(R), its hyperimmune caprine serum derivative. This double-blind placebo-controlled cross-over study will seek...

Firstlogic's mailing-address update system gains Postal Service certification

La Crosse, Wis. Firstlogic, Inc. announced Thursday it has gained certification as an interface developer and distributor in compliance with the United States Postal Service 's National Change of Address Linkage System, or NCOALink. The latest version of Firstlogic's product Mover I.D. has b...

Wisconsin publicly traded biomedical companies report gains this quarter

Wisconsin's biotechnology industry has continued its growth, with three publicly traded biotech and health-care companies showing an improvement in revenues and net income over the last quarter. Due to new products and investments, the companies have been able to secure a foothold on the industry. ...

Sonic Foundry gains five university clients for Mediasite

Madison-based Sonic Foundry Inc. has added five universities to the growing number of higher education institutions that use its Mediasite rich media system to power their online distance education. The University of Colorado College of Engineering and Applied Science, Florida State University,...

Sonic Foundry gains six Mediasite clients

Madison, Wis. -- Sonic Foundry Inc. on Monday announced the addition of six organizations in the K-12 education marketplace that are using its Mediasite rich media system. The newest clients are the: Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Cathedral Preparatory School, Houston Independent School Distr...

Milwaukee software developer gains bottom line, loses waistline

Wauwatosa, Wis. - John Psuik became a triathlon athlete only three years ago, but his Milwaukee-based mobile software products company has been engaged in a simple marathon since opening in 1996. And now, the route of that marathon has taken a sharp turn toward Europe and Asia. Psuik, f...

Classroom projects translate into immediate workplace gains

In the final semester of his University of Wisconsin-Madison master's degree, Bob Aloisi didn't just earn a letter grade in his quality engineering class: He saved his company $50,000. It wasn't the typical classroom outcome, but then this classroom wasn't typical. As a student in "Quality Engin...

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

...rges, acquired in-process research and development relating to license agreements and acquisitions, stock-based compensation expense, foreign exchange gains or losses relating to translation of foreign denominated items and other non-recurring items. Adjusted net income (loss), adjusted net income (loss) p...

PDI Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results

...llion in the same period of 2008. While Sales Services has gained revenue as a result of new contracts and the expansion of existing contracts, these gains were more than offset by lost revenue from the internalization of a contract sales force by a long-term client and the expiration or termination of ot...

Biotech Hot in July Driven by Positive Drug Data and Acquisitions

...premium. With the acquisition Bristol-Myers Squibb gains full rights to ipilimumab, an experimental drug fo...studied in lung and prostate cancers. Bristol also gains rights to seven antibodies in clinical trials unde... been driven in large part by the tremendous stock gains of Human Genome Science, Targacept and Medarex. ...

Caliper Life Sciences Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

...to 23% growth in consumable sales stemming from the ramp up of LabChip and IVIS instrument installations. In addition, our cost savings, productivity gains and inventory reductions significantly reduced cash utilization, accelerating our path toward cash flow breakeven," added Hrusovsky. 2009 Guid...

Sanofi-aventis Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

...net of expenses totaled euro 132 million, compared with euro 74 million for the second quarter of 2008. The year-on-year change in this line reflects gains on currency hedging and an increase in the royalty collected by sanofi-aventis on sales of Copaxone((R)) in North America. Operating income - ...

Neogen Reports 16% Increase in Revenues

...ir first year by more than 10%. Domestic sales of Neogen's line of rodenticides also experienced strong growth of 11% for the year led by market share gains in agronomic markets. Neogen's Kare line of small animal supplements experienced a record year, with sales up more than 40%. A number of well...

China-Biotics, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2009 Financial Results

... 2008. Other income is primarily comprised of book gains related to the change in the fair value of the $25...ce during those periods. Excluding the book gains associated with the fair value of the convertible ... market price during those periods. Excluding book gains associated with the change in the fair value of th...

New Report Just Published: World Prostate Cancer Therapeutics Market Report

...cids Found to Reduce Prostate Cancer Growth II-62 Sanofi's Taxotere gains Approval from Nice of UK for Use in Late-Stage Prostate Cancer II-62 Protox gains Clearance from FDA to Conduct Phase I Trial of PRX302 II-63 Aeterna...

2009: Immunotec announces important clinical research initiative: New study to be launched with the goal of improving the quality of the aging process

...teins will be evaluated in association with resistance training to determine if the combination of Immunocal(R) with exercise will provide significant gains in muscle strength, muscle mass and cognitive functions, compared to the same training program combined with taking casein, the control protein. Benef...

CSOFT Announces Introduction of L10NPRO 3.0 at 6th Annual Worldwide Summit in Beijing

...t thereafter. L10NPRO's customizable and straightforward Web 2.0 interface will allow companies to experience immediate localization productivity gains with ease from their own web browser. Unlike other systems on the market that were developed exclusively by technical engineers, CSOFT's L10NPRO is ...

OmniComm Systems Announces Acquisition of EDC Business of eResearchTechnology

... this transaction to allow us to grow more rapidly. By combining the two EDC businesses, OmniComm extends and deepens its roster of EDC customers and gains several key technologies that can be added to the TrialMaster(R) eClinical suite of applications," stated Cornelis F. Wit, CEO of OmniComm Systems. ...

SEP Signs REGURIN(R) Deal

... LONDON, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- - Speciality Urology Company gains Exclusive UK Distribution Rights Speciality European Pharma Limited (SEP), the UK based, urology focused, specialty pharmaceutical company, is ...

Helix BioPharma Announces Q3 2009 Financial Results and Provides Product Development Update

...oreign exchange losses in the three and nine month periods ended April 30, 2009 of $67,000 and $199,000 respectively (April 30, 2008: foreign exchange gains of $220,000 and $265,000, respectively). Foreign exchange losses for the three and nine month periods ended April 30, 2009 mainly reflect the lower C...

HUYA Bioscience Announces Strategic Collaboration With the Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

...w and negotiation relating to certain novel therapeutic compounds owned or controlled by the University. In return, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University gains access to HUYA's global network of pharmaceutical partners and its expertise in pre-clinical and clinical development. "Shenyang Pharmaceutical U...

Solutia Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

...o year over year changes with currency transaction gains and losses and lower interest income. Discon... were impacted by reorganization items and certain gains and losses totaling a net gain of $210 million. D...and Adjusted EBITDA (to include EBITDA and exclude gains and losses, cost overhang associated with the expe...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009

...rges, acquired in-process research and development relating to license agreements and acquisitions, stock-based compensation expense, foreign exchange gains or losses relating to translation of foreign denominated items and other non-recurring items. Adjusted net income (loss) from continuing operations, a...

Shire begins the year with a strong performance

... $m $m _________ ________ Other income, net (US GAAP) 50.3 12.7 gains on sale of investments (55.2) (9.4) _________ ________ Other (expense)/ income, net ...

Dow AgroSciences Confirms Efficacy of Zinc Finger Nucleases for Precise Genome Modification in Maize

...nd solutions for crop production. "EXZACT Precision Technology has the potential to re-define the future of agriculture, driving productivity gains globally and greatly enhancing sustainability in a major food crop such as maize. We have proven this technology and modified the crop to enhance nutr...

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Publication in Nature of the Use of Zinc Finger Nucleases to Accelerate Precision Trait Stacking in Commercial Crop Species

...ant corn. "These data reinforce that EXZACT(TM) Precision Technology has the potential to redefine the future of agriculture driving productivity gains globally and greatly enhancing sustainability in major food crops such as maize," said Jerome Peribere, president and CEO of Dow AgroSciences. "This t...

Beckman Coulter Announces First Quarter 2009 Results

...a constant currency basis, solid recurring revenue gains of 4.7% were offset by declines in cash instrument...thin Clinical Diagnostics, solid recurring revenue gains were offset by significant decreases in cash instr...ter, the company reclassified its currency hedging gains and losses related to operating cash flows, moving...

China Yongxin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

...scription drug sales in these stores. We plan to introduce this service to the balance of our retail drugstores, which we expect to drive market share gains and incremental revenue growth during 2009 and beyond. The Chinese government recently released its new plan to spend $124 billion on healthcare refo...

Essilor : 2009 First Quarter Report

...uropean countries. By leveraging the multi-network strategy, operations in France and Germany held business firm during the period, while market share gains drove very strong growth in Russia. In the United States, sales from the prescription laboratory network to independent eyecare professionals h...

Brazil's top automakers to distribute 2 million copies of the 'Ethanol Handbook' in partnership with the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association

...ms of renewable fuels today," Jank said at the launch. Produced in 2008 as part of UNICA's annual advertising campaign, the handbook focuses on gains from the large-scale production and use of ethanol in Brazil as an alternative to gasoline. These go far beyond a sharp price advantage in favor of et...

DuPont Leader: Agriculture is Up to Global Productivity Challenge

..., Pioneer is on track to increase corn and soybean yields by 40 percent by 2018, more than doubling the annual rate of gain. "These productivity gains will be generated by scientists from our global network of research facilities who are working with public sector scientists to accelerate the product...