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WednesdayJan 30, 2008 7:58 am

Shazamstocks Featured Company: Millennium Biotechnologies Inc. (MBTG.OB) Announces Certification of Surgex by the Banned Substances Control Group

Millennium Biotechnologies has announced this week that their newest development, Surgex, has been tested and certified into the Banned Substances Control Group (BSCG) certification program. Moving forward each batch of Millennium's line of Surgex products are now tested and certified not to contain substances such as hormones, steroids, stimulants or diuretics that are banned for Professional, Collegiate and Olympic sports. This news will bring Surgex to the front of the pack in the nutritional supplement market when it is widely marketed in the third quarter of ‘08. Surgex is a sports nutrition formula, clinically proven to address the nutritional concerns…

WednesdayJan 30, 2008 7:44 am

FDA Gives Nod to Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (UGNE.OB) for Improved Drug Manufacturing Process

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today gave Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB:UGNE) the green light for one of two proposed improvements to the manufacturing process of its hallmark osteoporosis drug, Fortical. Specifically, Unigene received the go-ahead to modify a key enzyme in its patented manufacturing process for calcitonin, an active ingredient in the nasal spray. The FDA is reviewing another production modification that could boost batch yields of the drug by a factor of three, according to the company. “In addition to reducing our manufacturing costs, these improvements should enable us to more easily increase our capacity if Fortical…

WednesdayJan 30, 2008 7:12 am

Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. (CEMI.OB) Licenses Three New Rapid-Screening Tests for Use in Brazil

On Jan. 29, Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. agreed to license its patented Dual Path Platform (DPP™) technology for use in three disease screening protocols in Brazil. The funding for the project comes from Brazil's Ministry of Health, under the auspices of the Bio-Manguinhos unit of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. The diseases addressed include Leishmaniasis, Leptospirosis, and stage-two positive HIV. In 2004, Chembio and Bio-Manguinhos entered into an analogous agreement based on one of Chembio's rapid result's tests for stage-one HIV. Leishmaniasis, or black fever, is a blood-borne parasitic infection caused by the sand fly. Leptospirosis, or Weil's disease, is a bacterial…

WednesdayJan 30, 2008 7:05 am

StockGuru Alert: Thursday Morning at 9am ET Watch for our Big Announcement… A Great New Profile Stock

Thursday Morning… Watch for our Big Announcement I have got a great new stock coming up but I want to look at today’s Stock Guru successes. Once again we are seeing good movement in oil and gas and gold. * IDGJ Up almost Four Percent TODAY * SFMI - Up almost Four Percent TODAY * UVSE - Up over Eight Percent TODAY IDGJ’s movement comes from the plain and undeniable fact that anti-counterfeiting is a growth business. Governments cannot stop the international counterfeiting that is taking place. Anti-counterfeiting is the doman of private enterprise and IDGJ understands this. I am…

WednesdayJan 30, 2008 6:12 am

Universal Detection Technology (UDTT.OB) is "One to Watch"

Universal Detection Technology (UDTT) is focused on developing, marketing, and distributing a large range of products purposed to combat the threat of terrorism. The company offers sophisticated surveillance equipment as well as cutting-edge airborne pathogen, radiation, and bioterrorism detection technology. With the assistance of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Company developed a bacterial spore detection system that provides uninterrupted monitoring of the air for unusual levels of bacterial spores such as anthrax. Universal Detection Technology has already provided its anthrax detection kits to the U.S. Army and sold two bacterial spore detection systems to the Government of the United Kingdom.…

WednesdayJan 30, 2008 4:58 am

Inflation Could Make a Comeback

After a long period of dormancy, inflation may be heating up again. At the November 2007 reading, the consumer price index posted the largest monthly gain in two years. In the 12 months ending in November, the inflation rate was 4.3%, well above the 20–year average of 3.0%.1,2 The Federal Reserve has helped keep inflation fairly low for the better part of the past two decades: The last time the annual inflation rate rose above 4% for a calendar year was in 1990 (6.1%).3 But current conditions have put the central bank in a bit of a pickle. A New…

WednesdayJan 30, 2008 4:56 am

You've Sold It: What's Next?

What to Do with Your Windfall At any given time, 80% of business owners are thinking about selling their companies. Of this group, three out of four believe they will sell within the next three years.1 Assuming everything goes smoothly, how will the sale of your business affect your financial outlook? With some care and attention, you may be able to reduce your tax burden, preserve your newly acquired assets, and help provide for your family for many years to come. Tax Crunch Time? With current capital gains tax rates well below those of ordinary income, it is important to…

WednesdayJan 30, 2008 4:49 am

Sound Business Reasons to Invest in Ivanhoe Energy Inc. (IVAN)

Unearthing hidden stock value outside of established and large corporations in the global energy sector calls for two fundamental stock investment skills: technology appreciation and evaluation of strategic degrees of freedom. The company under review in this piece, and scores very well indeed on both counts. It has novel technology, and has spread its projects all the way from California to China. The company has many alternatives to leverage the strong world-wide demand and price trends for crude oil and natural gas. The conversion of natural gas to liquid is a key logistics consideration. Such conversion has even more than…

WednesdayJan 30, 2008 4:45 am

Newmarket Technology, Inc. (NMKT.OB) Management Launches Powerful Platform for Profitable Business Growth

It is a sign of stock market irrationality that this stock, which has topped 11% return on average equity over the past two years, should trade at less on a premier stock exchange ring, than a quarter per unit, as January 2008 draws to a close. It would be hard for an investor who had been out of touch with stock price trends to believe that such a proven stock investment opportunity could prevail in the midst of national economic turmoil! It certainly demonstrates that the small capital sector is a treasure trove for those willing to look! This particular…

TuesdayJan 29, 2008 7:07 pm

COSAN, Ltd. (CZZ) – The Largest Brazilian Independent Sugar and Ethanol Producer

COSAN, Ltd. is currently the largest individual group sugarcane byproduct manufacturer in the world with 17 manufacturing units and two port terminals in the city of Santos, Brazil. The company’s manufacturing units are located in São Paulo where the unique conditions of climate, soil and topography allow COSAN to manufacture quality sugarcane products at one of the lowest production costs in the world. COSAN currently represents 12 percent of overall production in the mid-southern region of Brazil and has the capacity to grind more than 40 tons of sugarcane. Additionally, São Paulo’s infrastructure and logistics facilitate the cost-effective flow of…

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