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NovImmune Completes CHF 62.5 (USD 54.8) Million Equity Financing to Move Portfolio Forward and Reacquire Product Rights to Lead Antibodies

PLAN-LES-OUATES, Switzerland, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- NovImmune, an immunology-focused biotech company dedicated to the development of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, announced today that it has raised CHF 62.5 million (USD 54.8 million) to take back control of its lead compounds (NI-0401 an...

Favrille and MyMedicalRecords.com, Inc. Obtain Shareholder Approval to Move Forward With Merger

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Favrille, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FVRL) and MyMedicalRecords.com, Inc. ("MMR"), a health information company focused on secure Web-based storage of electronic Personal Health Records (PHRs), announced today that two significant conditions required for ...

Former Cables to Go/Lastar Inc. Employee's Move to Form American Consumer Cables Pays Off

In March 2007, Joe Weitz left his position of 15 years as International Purchasing Manager for Cables to Go/Lastar Inc. to form American Consumer Cables.com. Today Weitz and the four fellow United States Air Force veterans he partners with at American Consumer Cables oversee one of the largest on...

University of Pennsylvania scientists move optical computing closer to reality

PHILADELPHIA - Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have theorized a way to increase the speed of pulses of light that bound across chains of tiny metal particles to well past the speed of light by altering the particle shape. Application of this theory would use nanosized metal chains as...

Local officials move toward monitoring nanotechnologies

Washington, DC State and local officials have taken steps to begin monitoring the manufacture and storage of nanomaterials, a major step for a cutting-edge technology that has yet to be regulated by the federal government. On July 28, the Cambridge (Mass.) Public Health Department recommended...

Ardea Biosciences to Move Headquarters and R&D Laboratories to San Diego

SAN DIEGO, March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RDEA ) today announced the relocation of the Company's corporate headquarters and research laboratories to San Diego. The new facility will be in the Sorrento Valley and will house the Company's research, preclinica...

Lentigen to Move Headquarters and Manufacturing to Gaithersburg

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Lentigen Corporation today announced the company is moving its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities from the University of Maryland Baltimore County TechCenter to a new 26,000 square-foot facility in Gaithersburg. Located along Maryla...

CellCyte Genetics Corp. Continues to Move Its Technology Forward in Light of Plaintiff Law Firm Press Releases

BOTHELL, Wash., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In response to the recent comments by certain plaintiff law firms regarding their filing of class action lawsuits, CellCyte Genetics Corporation (the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: CCYG) asserts that the pending claims are without merit and wi...

Biomira Shareholders Approve Move to U.S.

EDMONTON, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Biomira Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOM ) (TSX: BRA) ("Biomira", the "Company") today announced that the Company's shareholders have approved a plan of arrangement under which the Company will move to the United States and change its name to Oncothyreon Inc. ("Onc...

UW-Madisons move to online grading goes smoothly

Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison received their grades online for the first time in December. An electronic grading system was developed and implemented by a team of staff members from the Universitys Division of Information Technology and the Office of the Registrar . We wor...

Madison wi-fi plans move ahead

Madison, Wis. Web addicts, take heart: A public-private effort is moving toward making downtown Madison one giant wi-fi hotspot. AOL-SkyCable has been chosen to enter negotiations for the right to provide a wireless Internet service for the general public. The "Wireless Wisconsin" service w...

Manufacturing partnership will move into biotech and biomedical spaces

Madison, Wis. - Since its inception, the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership has been focused on helping large and mid-size manufacturers get lean and mean. Now, the organization intends to expand its business services to help small manufacturers grow, and that includes businesses in ...

Schering-Plough Shareholders Approve Merger With Merck

...ars of transformation under our Action Agenda, our Schering-Plough colleagues can be very proud of the strengths and diversity we have created. As we move closer to realizing this merger, we will continue to focus on driving our business and advancing our strong late-stage pipeline until closing." ...

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

... Rico from our facility in Syracuse, New York. We believe that the closure of our Syracuse production facility in November and the finalization of our move of surgical needle production to Aguadilla, combined with the difficult economic and credit market environment, may have negatively impacted our Base ...

UCLA welcomes startup to new incubator space at California NanoSystems Institute

... the company's products. MediSens has rented lab space at the CNSI and will move into the incubator space this month, with access to CNSI core lab facilitie...ena and commercial market." "We look forward to working with MediSens to move the technology to product development," said Sarrafzadeh. "The collaborativ...

GeoVax Labs, Inc. Provides Clinical Studies Update

...version of the vaccine have allowed the company to move up to another level of analysis, Phase 2a human cl...required for an FDA submission seeking approval to move forward with the clinical trial. We plan to submi...ch and Development. "The therapeutic trials should move more rapidly than the preventative trials because ...

New angle on gecko research

...derstand this process, which will help in mimicking it for application to robotics." Geckos have long been known for their remarkable abilities to move on smooth surfaces such as glass. This study adds a new angle to previous research: geckos must be on an incline in order to trigger the deployment of...

Shanghai ChemPartner and ELARA Pharmaceuticals Expand Drug Discovery Collaboration to a New Level

... support from ChemPartner helped our Hypoxia Signaling inhibitor program to move from academic discovery stage to early proof of concept. This led to a succ...y. The lead compound shows an excellent in vivo profile and is expected to move into formal preclinical development this year. Further information i...

Oncothyreon appoints Diana Hausman as Vice President of Clinical Development

...President and Chief Executive Officer. "Her leadership and knowledge of all aspects of cancer drug development will be very important as we prepare to move both PX-866, our inhibitor of PI-3 kinase, and PX-478, our inhibitor of hypoxia inducible factor 1-alpha, into Phase 2 trials. We are delighted to hav...

Bacteria pack their own demise

...en the toxin and antitoxin. In time, a new class of antibiotics might come out of it though Nature mostly has a countermove up its sleeve against any move scientists do. ...

Anadys Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Program Highlights

...ve staff. Also included in the restructuring is an expected reduction in annual facility expense of approximately $1.8M associated with our completed move to a smaller facility. Development Program Highlights ANA598 ANA598 is the Company's non-nucleoside HCV polymer...

Aztech Controls Introduces Standardized Gas Sticks for Semiconductor Tool Hook Up

...n made in the past. After working with us, they are amazed at how easy it is to work with us; and gas sticks are now a problem of the past. They can move on to tackling more pressing issues." Aztech Controls maintains a Class 10 cleanroom for assembly and testing with high purity utilities (DI ...

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

...d I look forward to a highly productive and successful next two years as we move toward bringing a first commercial facility into production," said Carlos R... venture company in February, Vercipia has applied for and been selected to move forward with due diligence on a Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Guarantee f...

Kendle Realigns C-Suite Leadership to Drive Increased Innovation, Productivity and Organizational Efficiency

...to facilitate efficient project management. Kendle currently is in the final stages of implementing the financial components of its ERP. "As we move forward and position Kendle to compete for higher-level strategic outsourcing opportunities our infrastructure and ability to deliver on a global scal...

Cynosure Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...quarter traditionally has been the weakest for the aesthetic industry, we are hopeful that the macroeconomic environment will begin to stabilize as we move through the balance of 2009," Davin said. "We continue to carefully manage our business, with the goal to be cash flow neutral for the year. In addi...

Digitas Health Expands Adding Two Key Locations

...lth, Medical Marketing & Media magazine's 2009 Agency of the Year, today announces the opening of two key new locations in London and Boston. This move is a strategic part of the agency's 2010 growth plan. Digitas Health has experienced increased annual revenue growth of approximately 50 percent in ea...

FlowCardia, Inc. Appoints Chris Barys to Chief Operating Officer

...e at FlowCardia, Mr. Barys will assume responsibility for R&D, Quality, Clinical and Regulatory functions in addition to Sales and Marketing. This move will consolidate all primary "customer touching" functions within the company under Mr. Barys. "We are excited to have Chris take on this new...

Quantros ACE Helps East Jefferson General Hospital Achieve Best-in-Class Performance

...ence (ACE) solution. A new case study details how Quantros ACE ™ has helped EJGH, a state-of-the-art, 454-bed facility located in Metairie, LA, move closer to its goal of achieving best-in-class performance in every department. "EJGH has achieved broader staff engagement and gained access t...

4th BTLtec Conference on 24-25 Sep in Graz, Austria features Biomass to Liquids Innovators Sharing Updates on Pyrolysis and Gasification Technologies, Syngas Application, BTL Value Chain and a Site Visit to the Biomass CHP Gussing Plant.

...ential of pollutants emissions reduction in vehicle applications. As the BTL industry moves towards commercialisation, there is a pressing need to move forward with cost effective solutions for the entire BTL value chain, from Transporting Feedstock to Conversion Technologies as production of BTL scal...

Practice makes perfect -- motor memory possible for neuroprosthetic control

...imbs and other disembodied devices. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, taught macaque monkeys to use their own brain signals to move a computer cursor to various targets using a prosthetic device, and as the monkeys learned to proficiently use the robotic device, the researchers mon...

NewLink Genetics Corporation Closes $7.5 Million Financing

...Dr. Charles Link, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NewLink Genetics Corporation. "The proceeds of this financing will allow us to both rapidly move our lead immunotherapy product for pancreatic cancer into pivotal clinical studies and to advance our IDO inhibitor, D-1MT, into multiple Phase 2 stud...

Environmental Tectonics Corporation Announces Promotion of Don R. Webber to VP of Sales for their BioMedical Division

...by others as he consistently produces top results. Tom Loughlin, ETC's COO, commented, "This was the piece of the puzzle that was needed to move our sales team to the next level. Don's leadership ability, strategic approach and market experience will allow us to more deeply penetrate the hyperb...

VIA Pharmaceuticals Receives Anticipated Notice From NASDAQ

...ty to successfully commercialize VIA-2291; our ability to identify potential clinical candidates from the family of DGAT1 compounds licensed and move them into preclinical development; our ability to obtain and protect our intellectual property related to our product candidates; our pote...

Encorium Group Completes Sale of its U.S. Business to Pierrel Research USA; Announces Management Changes

...xperience and commitment to excellence, and its application of innovative technologies, offer its clients a means to more quickly and cost effectively move products through the clinical development process. This press release contains forward-looking statements identified by words such as "esti...

Champions Biotechnology Partners with Do-Coop Technologies to Advance Its Novel Oncology Compound Into Biomerk Tumorgraft(TM) Testing

...strated promising activity against prostate and pancreatic cancer. "We are excited to work with this innovative technology that enables us to move SG410 into Biomerk Tumorgraft testing and determine its optimal clinical application," said Doug Burkett, Ph.D., President of Champions Biotechnology,...

DermTech and Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. to Further Evaluate EGIR(TM) Technology

...ty study using DermTech's advanced EGIR(TM) technology to help Stiefel identify specific genetic markers involved in acne. The two companies will now move forward with a proof-of-concept study to assess the use of the technology to understand the pathophysiology of acne. Stiefel is the world's l...

Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals Presents Safety Data on IB1001, a Novel Recombinant Factor IX for the Treatment of Hemophilia at the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) Annual Meeting

... increase accessibility to prophylactic treatment and improve the quality of life for people suffering from hemophilia around the world. We expect to move IB1001 into a pivotal trial and look forward to updating you on all developments related to this program." About IB1001 IB1001 is an i...

Scientists discover repulsive side to light force

...ed an "attractive" force of light and showed how it could be manipulated to move components in semiconducting micro- and nano-electrical systemstiny mechani.... Previously, the engineers used the attractive force they discovered to move components on the silicon chip in one direction, such as pulling on a nanos...

GPhA Says BIO Cries Wolf on Senate Biogenerics Proposal

...man model as contained in the bipartisan 'Promoting Innovation and Access to Lifesaving Medicines Act,' we have commended the President for working to move this issue forward by recommending a 7-year exclusivity compromise. "Countless Americans are waiting for more affordable biogenerics to treat...

Poniard Pharmaceuticals Appoints Gary A. Lyons to Board of Directors

...tors. His appointment increases the number of directors on the Poniard board to ten. "We are pleased Gary is on the board to help guide us as we move toward our goal of commercializing picoplatin in 2010," said Jerry McMahon, Ph.D., chairman and chief executive officer of Poniard. "Gary's extensive...