TuesdayJun 12, 2012 8:54 am

International Stem Cell Corp. (ISCO) Ramps Up Marketing for Lifeline Skin Care

International Stem Cell Corporation, developer of the parthenogenesis process for generating stem cells without the need for fertilized embryos, has announced new sales and marketing initiatives for its stem cell based skin care products produced through subsidiary Lifeline Skin Care. New integrated advertising campaigns will be launched during June and July, in magazines, newspapers, and through direct mail, as well as online. Additional moves are being made through partners and other channels. • Consumer Advertising – The online, newspaper, magazine, and direct mail campaigns will feature Lifeline’s innovative stem cell technology and proof of the brand’s potential for younger looking…

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MondayJun 11, 2012 4:46 pm

AirTouch Communications, Inc. (ATCH) Sells Initial Order of X1500 Wireless Device to UniCell in Africa

AirTouch Communications today announced the sale of 1,000 of its X1500 wireless device to distribution partner UniCell Ghana Ltd. The initial order of the device, which allows home and office users to receive voice, text, and data without landline or computer, represents the company’s first step into the African market. AirTouch president and CEO Hide Kanakubo said the company expects Ghana to be the “gateway to the Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS).” AirTouch designs and markets wireless telecommunications devices internationally, with a focus on countries where cost and geography have negatively impacted the deployment of landlines. Establishing…

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MondayJun 11, 2012 4:43 pm

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Issues Exclusive License to Transgenomic, Inc. (TBIO) for PIK3CA Gene

Biotech company Transgenomic’s niche is on the advancement of personalized medicine in cancer and inherited disease through the use of the company’s proprietary molecular technologies. In line with this focus, the company today announced it was awarded a patent license entitled “Method of Determining the Sensitivity of Cancer Cells to EGFR Inhibitors including Cetuximab, Panitumumab and Erlotinib,” which includes all tumor types and targeted therapies that may be influenced by the gene PIK3CA’s mutation status. The patent was exclusively licensed by the Montefiore Medical Center, whose inventors, Drs. Sanjay Goel and John Mariadason, demonstrated that key mutations in PIK3CA serve…

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MondayJun 11, 2012 2:59 pm

Beacon Equity Research Featured Company: HWI Global, Inc. (HWIC)

HWI Global is a leading designer and builder of clean room environments. The company serves clients in the life science, health science, nanotechnology, microelectronics, and aerospace industries, offering full-service design-build clean room manufacturing services. HWI Global has the capability to repurpose spaces of virtually any size into superior clean room environments. Incorporated in 2004, HWI Global has since effectively constructed classified facilities for R&D, food and beverage, contract manufacturers, and OEM providers. The company provides value-engineered solutions for any custom clean room condition, from low-volume sterile compounding to high volume manufacturing and packaging applications. The company and its network of…

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MondayJun 11, 2012 2:57 pm

Beacon Equity Research Featured Company: Quamtel, Inc. (QUMI)

Quamtel is a communications company offering, through its subsidiaries, a comprehensive range of mobile broadband and communications products and services designed to meet the individual needs of consumers, businesses, government subscribers, and resellers. The company provides focused communications solutions to its targeted subscriber groups, incorporating the capabilities of its mobile broadband and communications services. QuamTel was founded in 1996 to deliver managed pre-paid global communication products and services. Through WQN and DataJack, its subsidiaries, QuamTel markets to individuals and businesses, with a focus on international populations in the U.S. and Canada that are looking for an easy, cost-effective way to…

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MondayJun 11, 2012 1:49 pm

FluoroPharma Medical, Inc. (FPMI) Board of Directors Provide Invaluable Experience and Direction

It’s hard to imagine a successful company without a board of directors that is insightful, responsible, and comfortable with any technologies involved in the company’s products or operations. A board is, after all, generally responsible for formulating and establishing broad company objectives, thereby setting the general direction of the company. In the case of FluoroPharma Medical, a Boston-based developer of proprietary medical diagnostic imaging products for use with positron emission tomography (PET) scanning systems, the emphasis is on the technology side of the equation, reflected strongly in the company’s small but critical board of directors made up of the company’s…

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MondayJun 11, 2012 12:20 pm

Tengion, Inc. (TNGN) Reports Continued Clinical Progress on Neo-Urinary Conduit

Tengion is a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company currently focused on developing its Organ Regeneration Platform to harness the regenerative pathways of the body to regenerate a range of tissues with the goal of delaying or eliminating the need for chronic disease therapies, and even organ transplantation. Its most advanced product candidate is Neo-Urinary Conduit, an implant that is intended to catalyze regeneration of urinary tissue in patients with bladder cancer, following bladder removal. The Neo-Urinary Conduit is a combination of a patient's own cells and a bioabsorbable scaffold that is intended to catalyze regeneration of a native-like urinary tissue conduit,…

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MondayJun 11, 2012 8:38 am

Green Technology Solutions, Inc. (GTSO) Subsidiary Signs Joint Venture Agreement

GTSO Resources, subsidiary of Green Technology Solutions, signed a joint venture agreement with Alaskan mining company, Diamond V Associates, Inc. (www.akdva.com). The joint venture represents a major step forward in the company’s mission to deliver tungsten and other minerals to a thriving global demand. GTSO will provide funding and business expertise in exchange for DVA’s expertise in researching, planning, and developing promising reserves of tungsten and other valuable metals in North America and Africa. Both companies have been prospecting and reviewing resources and will now engage to target and evaluate new and existing mineral excavation opportunities globally. “After months of…

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MondayJun 11, 2012 8:30 am

Optical Cable Corp. (OCC) Announces New Record for Quarterly Sales, Increased Gross Profit, and Net Income

Optical Cable announced Friday that its financial results for its second fiscal quarter, which ended April 30, 2012, show impressive growth compared to the same period in fiscal year 2011. OCC increased net sales, gross profit, and net income for both the quarter and year-to-date periods. Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results OCC’s consolidated net sales for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012 were the highest in OCC’s history. Net sales increased an impressive 28.3% to $22.1 million, compared to the $17.2 million mark for the same period last year. Increased sales of the OCC’s fiber optic cable products are…

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MondayJun 11, 2012 8:20 am

GlobalWise Investments, Inc. (GWIV) Partners with Sycle.net

GlobalWise Investments and its wholly owned subsidiary Intellinetics, a leading-edge technology company focused on the design, implementation, and management of public/private cloud-based Enterprise Content Management (“ECM”) systems for public and private sectors, announced a Channel Sales Partnership with Sycle.net this morning. The largest provider of cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software systems specifically designed for hearing care practice management, Sycle.net has unique, web-based solutions that enable clients to access patient data anywhere, anytime from any place. Serving more than 6,000 audiology clinics and 18,000 users, Sycle.net is an industry leader in the United States, serving over 65% of the audiology…

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