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Tengion is a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company discovering and developing regenerative products. The company’s most advanced product candidate, the Neo-Urinary Conduit™, is currently being evaluated in a phase 1 clinical trial in bladder cancer patients…

QUALCOMM provides 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies worldwide. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of QCOM, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of the company’s engineering, research and development functions, and substantially…

Crown Crafts is a designer, marketer and distributor of products for infant, toddler and juvenile consumers. The company’s products include crib and toddler bedding and blankets; nursery and bath accessories; reusable and disposable bibs and…

China Distance Education Holdings is a leader in providing online education in China that is focused on professional education. The company’s online courses are designed to aid professionals and other course participants in obtaining and…

Synthetic Biologics is a biotechnology company focused on the development of product candidates for serious infections and diseases, such as for the prevention of C. difficile infection. SYN is also developing a drug candidate for…

RXi Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing innovative therapies based on its proprietary, self-delivering RNAi platform. Building on the pioneering work of scientific founder and Nobel Laureate Dr. Craig Mello, a…

ClickSoftware Technologies is a leader in providing automated mobile workforce management and service optimization solutions for the service industry. An innovator behind the “service chain optimization” and “real-time service enterprise” concepts, the company offers solutions…

CAS Medical Systems is a leader in developing and manufacturing medical devices for noninvasive patient monitoring. CASMED’s FORE-SIGHT Absolute Cerebral Oximeter provides a noninvasive, continuous measurement of absolute cerebral tissue oxygen saturation that is highly…

Avalon Rare Metals is a mineral development company with its focus currently on rare metals deposits in Canada. The company’s 100-percent-owned flagship project, Nechalacho Deposit located in Thor Lake, NWT, is emerging as one of…

Vivus is a biopharmaceutical company focused on commercializing and developing innovative, next-generation therapies to address unmet needs in obesity, sleep apnea, diabetes and sexual health for U.S., Europe and other world markets. The company offers Qsymia,…

LeapFrog Enterprises is a leading developer of children’s educational entertainment. The company boasts an award-winning product portfolio aimed at helping children reach their potential. LeapFrog delivers best-in-class curriculum consisting of engaging content, toys and fun…

Lpath is a therapeutic antibody company and an industry leader in lipid-targeted therapeutics. ImmuneY2, the company’s drug-discovery engine, has the singular ability to generate monoclonal antibodies that bind to and inhibit bioactive lipids, which contribute…

Datawatch is a leading global provider of information optimization products and solutions that enable organizations to offer the greatest possible data variety in their big data and analytic applications. The company enables organizations to integrate…

Orbite Aluminae develops proprietary clean technologies that allow the extraction of alumina and other high-value products, such as rare earths and rare metals, from various sources without generating the caustic waste. ORT is currently commissioning…

EnteroMedics is a medical device company engaged in developing and commercializing its neuroscience-based technology for treating obesity and metabolic diseases. VBLOC vagal blocking therapy, the company’s proprietary technology, is delivered by a pacemaker-like device called…

DFC Global is an international diversified financial services company chiefly serving unbanked and under-banked consumers. In business for over 30 years, DFC Global operates through more than 1,400 retail storefront locations, multiple Internet Web sites, and…

Pixelworks creates, develops and markets video display processing technology for digital video applications that demand the very highest quality images. At design centers around the world, PXLW engineers constantly push video performance to keep manufacturers…

Patient Safety Technologies operates through its wholly owned subsidiary, SurgiCount Medical, Inc., to provide the Safety-Sponge® System, a solution clinically proven to improve patient safety and help prevent one of the most common errors in…

Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of novel therapeutics based on the company’s PEGylation and advanced polymer conjugation technology platforms. The company’s R&D pipeline consists of potentially high-value therapeutics in pain, oncology…