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SunOpta’s mining division, Opta Minerals Inc. announced effective completion of the WGI Heavy Minerals, Inc. acquisition today, with 94% (some 22.28M) of issued and outstanding common shares validly deposited as per conditions set forth in…

Salem Communications today announced that its board of directors has declared a dividend for the third quarter of 2012 in the amount of $0.035 per share of its Class A and Class B common stock.…

Today, Entertainment Gaming Asia announced that it has commenced construction of Dreamworld Poipet, its slot hall development project in Poipet, Cambodia. The leading gaming company is focused on emerging gaming markets in Pan-Asia, and this…

MediciNova is a biopharma developer which has steadily built up a portfolio of diverse clinical and preclinical candidates in the novel, small molecule therapeutics space by pursuing an aggressive strategy of forming strategic alliances with…

Selectica, a provider of software that improves sales cycles and streamlines contract processes, has been acknowledged as a finalist in the 4th Annual 2012 Golden Bridge Awards for the Best New SaaS or Cloud Computing…

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals announced that patents have been approved for “Bioadhesive Drug Formulations for Oral Transmucosal Delivery,” and “Bioadhesive Drug Formulations for Oral Transmucosal Delivery.” The issued patents will provide intellectual property protection for a bioadhesive…

Trovagene is developing its patented technology for the detection of transrenal DNA and RNA, short nucleic acid fragments, originating from normal and diseased cell deaths that cross the kidney barrier and can be detected in…

Axcelis Technologies, a leader in supplying innovative, high-productivity solutions for the semiconductor industry, has announced its receipt of a multiple system follow-on order for its Integra RS plasma dry strip system from one of the…

China Botanic Pharmaceutical recently announced that the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO) will be granting the company a new invention patent on its comprehensive method to enhance the medicinal…

Canadian Solar yesterday announced that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions, Inc., has closed a deal with Penn Energy Renewables that will see the construction of two new solar energy farms in Ontario, Canada. The construction…

Longhai Steel, a producer of high-quality steel wire products in the People’s Republic of China, announced this morning that the company has completed testing of its initial production of high quality steel wire. Management anticipates…

Australian-based Talison Lithium, the world’s largest producer of lithium ore, was acquired in an offer from specialty chemicals company Rockwood Holdings, which is buying the company for C$724 million. Rockwood is paying more than 33…

Daegis, a prominent provider of eDiscovery solutions, announced that it has made significant enhancements to the Daegis eDiscovery Platform. The improvements will offer more control of the eDiscovery process to users, provide enhanced search functionality,…

Sonus Networks, an enabler of cloud-based unified communication, completed the acquisition of Network Equipment Technologies (NET). This acquisition expands the Session Border Controllers Portfolio, opening new channels. NET provides engineering resources, broader channel capability, and…

Neuralstem, a biopharmaceutical company, continues its work on a cure for ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Beginning in January, 2010, Neuralstem has been transplanting its NSI-566 spinal cord neural stem…

SORL Auto Parts, a leading global supplier of brake and control systems to the global commercial vehicle industry, today reported that it has launched its newly developed, electrically controlled power steering pump, marking a technological…

Friday, ZBB Energy announced that Tony Siebert has been appointed as the company’s Vice President of Sales and Product Marketing. Mr. Siebert will assume full responsibility of the coordination of ZBB’s sales and product marketing…

CareView Communications, an information technology provider to the healthcare industry, is the creator of a proprietary high-speed data network system designed to operate throughout a healthcare facility’s existing cable television infrastructure. The company today said…

ZELTIQ Aesthetics, the medical technology company which developed the innovative CoolSculpting® System designed to target and reduce stubborn fat bulges (using a simple non-invasive 60-minute procedure) that don’t respond to amelioration via diet and exercise,…

Daystar Technologies is a developer of solar photovoltaic products based upon GIGS thin film deposition technology and is currently implementing a strategy of using key partnerships to enter new markets in the renewable energy marketplace.…