MissionIR Articles

Vermillion, a molecular diagnostics company, announced that director Bruce A. Huebner has been appointed as interim CEO. He is following Gail S. Page, the company’s most recent CEO, who will assist in the transition and…

Australia-based Prana Biotechnology is focused on commercializing research into age-related neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases. The company’s research centers on the interactions between certain metals in the human body and proteins.…

O2Micro International, a global leader in the design, development, and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, announced today that the company has been granted its 1,000th patent. O2Micro boasts an extensive patent portfolio that…

The applications for social technology in the corporate world are moving at warp speed. Once a means of entertainment, e-mail access and online shopping, social technology has become so entrenched within global businesses, that it…

EntreMed, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing targeted therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, announced the publication of favorable results of a preclinical study in breast cancer of its oral Aurora A/angiogenic kinase inhibitor, ENMD-2076. The…

Ceres, an energy crop company, announced today that its Brazilian subsidiary Ceres Sementes do Brazil Ltda. has entered into a sweet sorghum market development agreement with Syngenta. Under the agreement, the companies will work together…

QuickLogic is the inventor and pioneer of innovative, customizable semiconductor solutions for mobile and portable electronics OEMs and ODMs. The company’s silicon plus software solutions are called Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs). These allow clients…

Hanwha SolarOne, one of world’s top 10 PV manufacturers, has announced the opening of its first office in the Israeli market. Eran Kopel, Hanwha SolarOne’s new sales and marketing director for Israel, will manage this…

MediciNova received a notice of allowance from the European Patent Office for a pending patent application which covers the use of ibudilast (MN-166) for the treatment of progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). MN-166 is…

Extreme Networks recently announced that it has been recognized as CRN UK’s 2012 Networking Vendor of the Year. The prestigious honor was bestowed upon the company for its commitment and specialized work with its valued…

Ivanhoe Energy, the independent international heavy oil E&P with primary operations in Canada and the U.S., as well as Ecuador, China, and Mongolia, focused on pushing the envelope through their patented heavy oil upgrading HTL…

Today, NCI announced that it has recently received multiple task orders valued at $27.1 million in support of the Total Engineering and Information Systems (TEIS) III contract involving the U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command…

Vitesse Semiconductor, a prominent supplier of cutting edge IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, announced that its VeriTime chipset was designated a finalist for the Carrier Ethernet APAC 2012 awards in the Best Carrier…

Neonode, a developer and licenser of the next generation of MultiSensing touch technologies, confirmed today that it has begun a long-term partnership with world leading global bus manufacturer Marcopolo. The partnership was created for the…

Affymetrix, which has assembled an impressive portfolio of genetic analysis technologies and is a true pioneer in developing microarray solutions for a wide range of lab work/research needs, reported today that the company has secured…

NeoStem is a firm engaged in the fast growing cell therapy industry. This industry is expected to have a significant role in the future in the fight against chronic disease. The company’s contract development and…