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MondayJun 07, 2010 12:19 pm

Points International (PTSEF.OB) Expands Partnership with Amtrak Guest Rewards

Amtrak and Points International, proprietor of Points.com, the innovative global leader in online loyalty program management, announced expansion of the Amtrak Guest Rewards® partnership today. Members of the Amtrak Guest Rewards program will be able to share (in addition to existing Buy and Gift capabilities) points with other members via the Points.com-powered miles and points purchase platform on amtrakguestrewards.com under terms of the new agreement. The remarkable Amtrak Guest Rewards program began in 2000, and has quickly become an industry benchmark due to its flexibility and dollar-based awarding rather than distance-based. The genius of award-winning Points.com is that it successfully…

MondayJun 07, 2010 11:58 am

KACHING KACHING, Inc. (KCKC.OB) Launches New Website and Ticker Symbol

KACHING KACHING, Inc., the first-of-its-kind online retail chain which transforms licensees into actual storeowners able to deal directly with manufacturers/distributors, announced the launch of a new website www.kachingkaching.com and a new OTCBB ticker symbol (KCKC) today. Founder and CEO of KCKC, Robert McNulty, the creator of hugely successful Shopping.com (which brings multiple categories together into one e-commerce framework, and was later sold to Compaq for $220M), highlighted the truly unique market position afforded by virtue of being the first and only company to offer direct sales and marketing of retail stores online. McNulty asserted that this ability to license “co-branded…

MondayJun 07, 2010 11:42 am

Biomoda, Inc. (BMOD.OB) Receives Patent in Mexico

One company this is starting to capture the attention of investors is Biomoda Inc. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Biomoda has established a stellar reputation as a cancer diagnostics company that is focused on the development of accurate, inexpensive and noninvasive tests for the early detection of cancer in large populations. Today, Biomoda took a step towards enhancing their future with the announcement it has been granted a patent in Mexico. The Mexican patent was issued for Biomoda’s proprietary prophyrin-based compound that binds to cancer cells and causes them to fluoresce red under ultraviolet light. This patent is similar to…

MondayJun 07, 2010 11:34 am

Provectus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (PVCT.OB) Releases Updated Data for Clinical Trials of Melanoma Compound

Provectus Pharmaceuticals Inc., a development-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in oncology and dermatology, today announced additional positive data from its phase 2 clinical trial of PV-10 for metastatic melanoma. PV-10 is a proprietary compound used to assess damage to the eye, as well as an agent used as an intravenous diagnostic to detect liver ailments. Dr. Sanjiv Agarwala, chief of medical oncology and hematology at St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network in Pennsylvania, is the principal investigator for Provectus’ phase 2 trial for PV-10. Provectus said data from the clinical trial showed positive improvement in remote, untreated lesions, including metastases to…

MondayJun 07, 2010 10:56 am

Talecris Biotherapeutics (TLCR) to Be Acquired by Spanish Company Grifols

Talecris Biotherapeutics is a US-based biotherapeutic and biotechnology company that discovers, develops and produces critical care treatments for people with life-threatening disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas including immunology, pulmonology, neurology, hemostasis and critical care. The company announced today that it had signed a definite agreement to be acquired by Grifols, a global healthcare company based in Spain which is a leading producer of plasma protein therapies. Grifols will acquire Talecris for a combination of cash and newly-issued Grifols non-voting shares valued at $3.4 billion. Talecris shareholders will receive $19 in cash and 0.641 in Grifols shares for each…

MondayJun 07, 2010 10:55 am

GigOptix, Inc. (GGOX.OB) Appoints Frank Schneider to Board of Directors

GigOptix Inc., a leading supplier of electronic and electro-optic semiconductor products for fiber-optic communications systems, today announced the appointment of Frank W. Schneider to the GigOptix Board of Directors, replacing Dr. Joseph J. Vallner, who is retiring from the board. Mr. Schneider will serve as an independent director and member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr. Schneider brings with him over 40 years of electronics and semiconductor industry experience, serving on the boards and executive management teams of both privately held and publicly traded companies. He recently retired from MKS Instruments, Inc., where he was Vice President and General…

MondayJun 07, 2010 10:53 am

ZymoGenetics, Inc. (ZGEN) Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial for Hepatitis C Investigational Drug Treatment

ZymoGenetics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutic proteins for the treatment of human diseases such as hepatitis C, metastatic melanoma, psoriasis, diabetes, atopic dermatitis and more. The company has secured collaboration agreements with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY), Bayer Schering Pharma AG and Merck Serono S.A. The company recently announced it has commenced the second part of a phase 2 clinical trial in collaboration with Bristol-Myers for investigational drug PEG-Interferon lambda (IL-29) and ribavirin in treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. In a phase 1b clinical trial, PEG-Interferon was administered in…

MondayJun 07, 2010 10:26 am

Lorus Therapeutics (LRUSF.OB) Explains Preliminary Short Form Prospectus Filing

The bio-pharmaceutical company Lorus Therapeutics filed a preliminary short form in Canada. The short form covers the provinces of Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia. The filing was done in connection to an offering of up to $17.5 million in units of the Company. Each unit consists of one common share of company stock and one-half of a warrant to purchase common shares. To explain the process a bit further, each whole warrant will permit the holder to purchase one common share at an initial exercise price of 125% of the unit being offered, priced at the time of sale. Subsequently…

MondayJun 07, 2010 10:10 am

Cyberonics, Inc. (CYBX) Posts Record Sales and Profits

Cyberonics recently announced their 4th quarter and fiscal year results. The medical technology company has been gaining traction with their novel Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy System. Overall company sales totaled $167.8 million. The gross profit for the 4th Qtr of fiscal 2010 represented 88.5% of net sales, compared to 86.8% in 2009. The increase was due to the company streamlining manufacturing processes and becoming energy efficient. The Company also posted an adjusted EBITDA of $15.0 million, a 52% increase from $9.9 million from 2009. In these tough economic times, it's always good to see companies reducing debt, and Cyberonics…

MondayJun 07, 2010 8:45 am

Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. (ESPH.OB) to Deploy Ozonix Systems to the Gulf

Diversified environmental services company, Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. announced Friday that the company will participate in remediation efforts related to the BP oil spill; the announcement followed a Letter of Intent between Mid-Gulf Recovery Services, LLC and the company's majority owned subsidiary Ecosphere Energy Services, LLC. Ecosphere’s newest products will be deployed to the Gulf region, including the Ecosphere Ozonix Systems. The patented technology is a non-chemical water treatment system specifically built for removing oil and chemicals from water. John Kuelbs, Chairman of Ecosphere Energy Services, stated, "We look forward to working with Mid-Gulf Recovery Services to assist the people in…

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