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MondayJul 16, 2012 1:03 pm

USA Recycling Industries, Inc. (USRI) Plays Growing Role in America’s Recycling Industry

Although the idea of recycling is nothing new, few people realize the scope or growth of the modern recycling industry, or the size of its potential. Modern recycling is relatively young, with only a few decades under its belt. Nevertheless, nearly one third of all solid waste generated is now estimated to be recycled in one form or another. This is a remarkable figure considering the immensity of waste material produced on a daily basis in industrialized nations like the U.S. According to the EPA, Americans, separate from industrial waste, generate roughly 250 million tons of trash each year, a…

MondayJul 16, 2012 12:48 pm

AxoGen, Inc. (AXGN) Makes Initial Commercial Shipment of Avance Nerve Graft to Distributor in Italy

AxoGen is a regenerative medicine company focused on the development and commercialization of products and technologies for peripheral nerve reconstruction and regeneration. Peripheral nerves are very important as they provide the pathways for both motor and sensory signals throughout the body. The company's portfolio of peripheral nerve-related products includes the Avance Nerve Graft, a allograft nerve for bridging nerve discontinuities (gaps created when nerves are severed) of 5-70 millimeters in length. By eliminating a second surgery to harvest the patient's own nerve tissue for use in the repair, the Avance Nerve Graft offers a viable alternative to traditional nerve repair…

MondayJul 16, 2012 11:24 am

Applied Visual Sciences, Inc. (APVS) Saves Lives through Revolutionary Image Analysis

Applied Visual Sciences, an image analysis software technology company, has developed intelligent, cutting-edge imaging analytics and informatics technologies for extracting, analyzing, and detecting objects-of-interest within any still or video digital image format. The company has originated a pioneering technology platform for the automated analysis of digital imagery to extract information that can lead to the detection and identification of health-threatening diseases and explosive materials that threaten human safety and the security of critical infrastructure. Extraction of intelligence from digital images is continually being limited by the shortcomings of human vision. No amount of training can overcome or compensate for the…

MondayJul 16, 2012 11:08 am

Skinny Nutritional Corp. (SKNY) Uniquely Positioned with Full Line of Functional Beverage Products

Headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, PA, and operating in the rapidly evolving enhanced water/sports drink/beverage industry (which has seen such spectacular successes as Snapple and Arizona Iced Tea), Skinny Nutritional Corporation’s business model revolves around Skinny Water®. This proprietary, water-based product, which contains no sugar, sodium, or preservatives, is augmented with key electrolytes, antioxidants, and vitamins. Offered in nine unique flavor medleys based on 100-percent natural flavors, the Skinny Water line includes: Acai Grape Blueberry, Peach Mango, Mandarin, Raspberry Pomegranate, Orange Cranberry Tangerine, Lemonade Passionfruit, and – as part of its line of Sport’s drinks – Blue Raspberry, Pink Berry Citrus,…

MondayJul 16, 2012 10:57 am

International Stem Cell Corporation (ISCO) Banks on Non-Embryonic Histocompatible Stem Cells

Along with the growing development of stem cell technology as a tool for both research and therapeutics, stem cell banking has become more widespread, both in the U.S. and around the world. The preservation of stem cells, whether sourced and preserved for an individual family or the general population, is seen as an important way to cost effectively facilitate the availability of stem cells, and different stem cell banks have been set up to hold stem cells of different types. One stem cell bank, UniStemCell bank, is unique in the world, because it holds the life science industry’s first collection…

MondayJul 16, 2012 10:21 am

Studio One Media, Inc. (SOMD) Breakthrough Audio and Video Technologies to Transform Entertainment Industry

Studio One Media is a diversified media and technology company. Together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, which include MyStudio, Inc. and MyStudio Audio Labs, Inc., the company is engaged in the research and development of proprietary, leading-edge audio and video technologies for professional and consumer use. Currently, the company has the ability to generate revenue from three key sources; MyStudio recording sessions, digital advertising and sponsorship opportunities, and mastering or “AfterMastering” of new music as well as existing catalog music. Studio One has extended its presence by establishing strategic partnerships with Simon Cowell's The X Factor, The Grammy Foundation, Mark Burnett…

MondayJul 16, 2012 10:18 am

PolyMedix, Inc. (PYMX) Discusses Potential Benefits from GAIN

Friday, PolyMedix issued a press release that discussed potential benefits the company stands to gain from the passing of the Generating Antibiotics Incentives Now (GAIN) Act into law. The GAIN Act, signed into law last week, will provide incentives for the development of infectious disease products that qualify under the Act, including antibiotics intended to treat drug-resistant pathogens. PolyMedix is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is focused on developing a new class of antimicrobial agents, known as cidins, for use in the treatment of serious infections. The first of this new class, brilacidin, imitates the mechanism of natural human immunity,…

FridayJul 13, 2012 4:18 pm

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp. (RXII) Appoints Seasoned Medical Experts to Scientific Advisory Board

Biotech company RXi Pharmaceuticals today announced Dr. Jeannette Graf and Dr. Leroy Young have been added to its Scientific Advisory Board where their experience and research expertise will contribute to the ongoing development of the company’s lead compound. Dr. Graf is a board certified, clinical and research dermatologist with a private practice in Great Neck, NY. She is an assistant clinical professor of Dermatology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York; an accomplished product developer; and author of best-selling Stop Aging, Start Living. Dr. Graf has made multiple television and news appearances on national news and popular…

FridayJul 13, 2012 1:33 pm

STWA, Inc. (ZERO) Oil Viscosity Reduction Technology Approved for Phase II Field Loop Testing After Successful Lab Testing

STWA continues expanding their portfolio of proprietary applied oil and fuel delivery solutions (developed with and exclusively licensed from Temple University) for the multi-billion dollar oil pipeline and diesel engine markets, reporting today that China's biggest oil producer PetroChina and the China Petroleum Pipeline Administration's (CPP) lab testing of the company's Applied Oil Technology™ (AOT) has generated successful results, leading to approval for Phase II Field Loop Testing. Testing was specifically focused on three of China's most widely produced/consumed oil grades (Daqing, Changqing, and Venezuela crude oil) in order to examine the viscosity reduction capabilities of STWA's AOT technology across…

FridayJul 13, 2012 11:16 am

Misonix, Inc. (MSON) Enters into Three-Year Distribution Agreement with Soelim

Misonix, a surgical device company based in Farmingdale NY, has agreed to a three-year exclusive distribution agreement with Korea-based Soelim Inc., which entitles Soelim the rights to sell and distribute the SonaStar® Ultrasonic Surgical Aspiration System and the BoneScalpel(TM) Ultrasonic Bone Cutting System. The agreement includes details surrounding minimum annual purchase requirements. Included in the deal are the following products and tools: • The SonaStar is used by neurosurgeons and general surgeons for quick and efficient removal of hard and soft tumors while sparing most vessels and other surrounding tissue. It is engineered to provide powerful and precise ultrasonic aspiration…

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