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BJ’s Restaurants owns and operates casual dining restaurants in the United States under the BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery®, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse®, BJ’s Pizza & Grill®, and BJ’s Grill™ brand names. BJ’s restaurants offer an…

Biovest International develops active personalized immunotherapies, markets state-of-the-art hollow fiber bio-production instruments, and provides custom cell cultural services. Through its partnership with the National Cancer Institute, Biovest has developed a patient-specific cancer vaccine, BiovaxID®, for…

BioTime develops and markets research products in the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine. The company pursues its therapeutic product development strategy through subsidiaries that focus on specific organ systems and related diseases for…

BioSpecifics Technologies is a biopharm company that has developed injectable collagenase for 12 clinical indications. BioSpecifics and partner Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have developed injectable collagenase XIAFLEX®, which is approved in the U.S. for the treatment…

BioSante Pharmaceuticals develops products for female sexual health and oncology. Four of BioSante’s vaccines have been granted Orphan Drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. BioSante’s other products include a testosterone gel for…

Columbia Banking System is the holding company of Columbia State Bank, a Washington state-chartered full-service commercial bank that was named one of Seattle Business Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For 2011; it was also…

China Ming Yang Wind Power was the first Chinese wind turbine manufacturer listed in the U.S. market and is one of three public Chinese turbine manufacturers. The company focuses on the design, manufacture, sale and…

China Finance Online Co. is the only Chinese Web-based financial information/service company listed on a major U.S. exchange. China Finance Online provides comprehensive financial contents and products to institutional and individual investors. China Finance Online…

Ballard Power Systems is a global provider of clean energy fuel cell products enabling optimized power systems. The company’s fuel cell technology is applicable in high-value commercial uses. Ballard has designed and shipped close to…

BioLineRx is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Jerusalem, Israel. BioLineRx’s aim is to develop products to address unmet medical needs, as well as products with the potential benefit above current therapies. BioLineRx has five…

BioDelivery Sciences International leverages its novel and proprietary patented drug delivery technologies to develop and commercialize new applications of proven therapeutics with a focus on pain management and oncology supportive care.  In addition to other…

Biodel focuses on the development and commercialization of innovative treatments for diabetes that may be safer, more effective, and more convenient for patients.  Biodel develops its product candidates through the application of its proprietary formulation…

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals designs, optimizes, and develops novel small-molecule pharmaceuticals that block key enzymes involved in infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases, and cancer. BioCryst’s structure-based drug design incorporates multiple scientific disciplines including biology, crystallography, medicinal chemistry, and…

Benihana operates Japanese theme and sushi restaurants with 96 company-owned restaurants nationwide, including 63 Benihana restaurants, 25 RA Sushi restaurants, and eight Haru restaurants.  In addition, Benihana operates 17 franchised Benihana restaurants in the United…

Barrett Business Services provides business management solutions to more than 3,000 clients across 23 states. Barrett combines human resource outsourcing and professional management consulting to create an operational platform based on expertise in payroll processing,…

BofI Holding operates as the holding company for BofI Federal Bank, which provides various consumer and wholesale banking services primarily through the Internet in the United States. BofI Holding serves approximately 36,000 retail deposit and…

Bally Technologies is a diversified gaming company that designs, manufactures, operates, and distributes technology-based gaming devices, systems, and server-based solutions worldwide. Bally Technologies’ solutions provide gaming operators with a range of marketing, data management and…

AXT designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes high-performance compound semiconductor substrates for use in fabricating integrated circuits for electronic systems that operate the latest fiber optic communications, wireless communications, and lighting display applications. AXT maintains its…

Avanir Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiaries acquire, develop, and commercialize novel therapeutic products for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. Avanir’s primary product is NUEDEXTA for the treatment of pseudobulbar affect. Avanir’s product line also…

Avalon Rare Metals is engaged in the exploration and development of rare metals and minerals in Canada. Avalon primarily explores for rare earth elements such as neodymium, terbium, and dysprosium; and other rare metals and…

AutoNavi Holdings provides digital map content and navigation and location-based solutions in China. AutoNavi’s core business is a comprehensive nationwide digital map database that covers more than 20 million points of interest across China. Utilizing…

Autobytel is an online venue that offers auto purchase requests and marketing resources to car dealers and manufacturers. Autobytel’s products and services are designed to help consumers buy, and auto dealers and manufacturers sell, more…

Augme Technologies provides mobile marketing services and marketing technology for leading consumer and healthcare brands. Augme has created campaigns for clients such as Macy’s, MillerCoors, Nestle, KFC, and Clear Channel. Augme’s offerings allow its clients…

AtriCure is a medical device company focused on developing, manufacturing, and selling cardiac surgical ablation systems designed to create precise lesions, or scars, in heart tissue for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, or AF, and…

Astex Pharmaceuticals is focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Astex develops novel small molecule therapeutics using its fragment-based drug discovery platform, Pyramid.  For…

Arlington Asset Investment invests on a leveraged basis in residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS), including collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), either issued by a U.S. Government agency, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by U.S. Government…

Ariba is a world business commerce network that combines cloud-based applications with the Ariba® Network, its Web-based trading community, to connect companies with a global network of partners.  Companies across the globe use the Ariba®…

Ardea Biosciences focuses on the development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of serious diseases. Ardea’s most advanced clinical-stage product candidates include treatments for gout and cancer. Ardea also has acquired intellectual property and other…

Apricus Biosciences develops commercial products and a broad pipeline across numerous therapeutic classes, generating revenues through its Apricus Pharmaceuticals USA and NexMed subsidiaries. Apricus currently markets the only product approved in the U.S. for the…

Applied Minerals produces halloysite clay from its wholly owned Dragon Mine property in Utah. Halloysite is aluminosilicate clay that forms naturally occurring nanotubes for use in technical ceramics and catalytic applications. Applied Minerals focuses on…

Apollo Residential Mortgage is a residential real estate finance company externally managed by ARM Manager. Apollo Residential was formed primarily to invest in, finance, and manage mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage loans, and other residential mortgage…

API Technologies is a designer, developer, and manufacturer of electronic systems, subsystems, RF, and secure solutions applicable to the technically demanding defense, aerospace and commercial fields. API Technologies’ customers include many leading Fortune 500 companies.…