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Transition Therapeutics Inc. (TTHI), based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapeutics for diseases which affect large portions of the population. The focus of the company is discovering and advancing…

Cell Genesys Inc. (CEGE) said Friday its GVAX immunotherapy treatment for recurrent prostate cancer did well in early stage clinical tests. Shares of the San Francisco, Calif.-based company were up nearly 4% to a high…

The European Commission (EC) today announced that Celgene’s amrubicin hydrochloride has been designated as an orphan medicinal product for the treatment of small cell lung cancer. This follows the European Medicines Agency’s (EMEA) favorable opinion,…

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovator and supplier of advanced, novel, ceramic nanomaterials, announced it expanded its board to seven members by naming Robert G. van Schoonenberg as director. Mr. Schoonenberg also serves as Chair of…

3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) yesterday evening announced that on April 9, 2008, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California awarded the company $45.3 million for past patent infringement by…

Asta Funding Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, is a leading consumer receivable asset management company that is focused on purchasing, managing, and liquating performing as well as non-performing consumer receivables. The Company generates revenues…

A niche allows strong business focus. Brands are difficult to duplicate. They represent key assets that do not appear on balance sheets. Longstanding, top niche brands therefore protect stock owners with exceptional though subtle values.…

It always helps stock investors if management services fix costs through multiple lines of revenue. Here is a case of a company that retails its products as brands, supports private label ventures, integrates as an…

On the strength of an upgrade from Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), chipmaker Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) led a Nasdaq rally up 29.58 points to a Thursday close of 2,351.70. The BAC note on the chip…

ACCO Brands, a world leader in branded office products, is celebrating the grand opening of its Booneville, Mississippi distribution and manufacturing facility. The event will host elected and appointed officials from across the state as…

Biotechnology products are all about timing and testing. There has to be a solid need for the product, and it has to be able to meet FDA standards. Given the rigors of testing and approvals,…

Many stock investors worry about the Biotechnology & Drugs Industry. Scientists start companies and spend years in cash-loss research. Clinical trials seem to take forever, and that is without marketing investments to get doctors to…

Fertilizers, coal, and grain are three top examples of dry bulk cargoes that have to move over long distances. This kind of traffic will not decline, no matter where an economy may be in a…

VanceInfo Technologies (VIT), based in Shanghai, China, is an IT service provider and an offshore software development company. The company’s wide range of IT services include research and development services; enterprise solutions; application development and…

Inter Parfums, Inc. (IPAR), based in New York, New York, develops, manufactures and distributes prestige perfumes and cosmetics as the exclusive worldwide licensee for Burberry, Paul Smith, S.T. Dupont, Christian Lacroix, Quiksilver/Roxy, and Van Cleef…

Quantum Fuel Systems, a fully integrated alternative energy company and leader in the development and production of advanced propulsion systems, energy storage technologies, and alternative fuel vehicles, announced that Quantum-powered Fisker Karma, a high-performance hybrid…

NetSol Technologies, Inc., a multinational provider of global business services and enterprise solutions to the financial service industry, announced that its APAC division will partake in an IT Apprenticeship Program started by the Pakistan Software…

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a worldwide medical device technology and services company addressing cardiac, neurological and chronic pain patients, and EP MedSystems, Inc., a company who develops, manufactures and markets a line of products for…

U.S. based Antigenics (AGEN-NASDAQ) announced on Tuesday that the Russian Ministry of Public Health has issued a registration certificate for the use of Oncophage in the treatment of kidney cancer patients at intermediate risk for…

Investors tread in the Financial Sector with special care nowadays. Caution is also natural in the Investment Services Industry at this juncture. Nevertheless, veteran and patient investors will remain keen on great-value investment opportunities in…