ThursdayAug 04, 2011 3:12 pm

Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NWBO) Announces Increase in Clinical Trial Sites for Its Immunotherapy Product DCVax®

Northwest Biotherapeutics, a development stage biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing immunotherapy products that generate and enhance immune system responses to treat cancer, today announced that it is on target to fulfill its prior projection that it will have fifteen clinical trial sites open and active in Q3 of this year for its DCVax® immune therapy for Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most lethal form of brain cancer. The Company now has twelve sites where there is an ongoing clinical trial of DCVax® immune therapy, including UCLA, New York University, Baylor Research Institute and Henry Ford Hospital. The Company’s…

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ThursdayAug 04, 2011 1:44 pm

Santarus, Inc. (SNTS) and Pharming Group NV (PHARM) Disclose FDA Special Protocol Assessment

Biotech firms Santarus and Pharming Group NV announced yesterday that they have reached agreement with the FDA on a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) regarding design of their Phase III clinical study of their investigational drug Rhucin. The drug has already gained European approval (as Ruconest) for treatment of acute angioedema episodes in HAE (hereditary angioedema) patients, a genetic disorder. The Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) process is a streamlined method on the path to approval in which the FDA gives official guidance on the design of proposed drug trials. Or, as one Minyanville.com commentator succinctly put it, in explaining SPAs, “An…

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ThursdayAug 04, 2011 1:32 pm

Viking Systems Inc. (VKNG) Posts Q2 Financials with Revenue Boost, Wider Loss

Viking Systems Inc., a leading worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of 3D and 2D visualization solutions for complex minimally invasive surgery, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. The company reported a 63 percent increase in first-quarter revenues at $3.1 million compared to $1.9 million reported in the first quarter of 2010. The increase was driven by increased sales of Viking’s 3D vision systems, which the company sold 21 of in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the sale of one system in the first quarter of last year. Gross profit for the quarter was…

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ThursdayAug 04, 2011 1:27 pm

Turbine Truck Engines, Inc. (TTEG) Offers a Green Alternative

Turbine Truck Engines, Inc. is the owner of an exclusive global license for the manufacturing and marketing of a highly innovative and environmentally friendly turbine-based truck engine. It is known as the Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine (DCGT) engine and its patented cyclical detonation technology is looking to revolutionize the heavy-duty truck engine market. The lightweight, air-cooled DCGT engine has a number of features including: • No pistons or valves, and uses no lube oil, filters or pumps • Uses one third less fuel than current piston engine technologies • 30+% less fuel and greenhouse gas emissions, significantly reduces nitrogen oxide…

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ThursdayAug 04, 2011 1:15 pm

Attunity, Ltd. (ATTUF) Software Adopted by Insurance Data Services

Attunity, Ltd. recently announced that its suite of data connectivity software tools and services has been adopted by Insurance Data Services (IDS), a medical billing services provider. This suite will allow IDS to provide billing information to its customers that can be viewed on the Web. Attunity is a developer of real-time data integration and event capture software, with the products Attunity Stream and Attunity Connect, as well as their Operational Data Replication service, in their portfolio. Attunity has customers in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, and has had Microsoft, Oracle, IBM and HP as clients. IDS provides medical…

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ThursdayAug 04, 2011 1:09 pm

Rostock Ventures Corp. (ROSV) Work Program to Begin on White Gold Prospect

On Wednesday, Rostock Ventures Corp. reported that the work program on their White Gold Prospect in the Yukon is scheduled to begin. This prospect is in the vicinity of Kinross Gold Corp.'s Golden Saddle Property that was acquired from Underworld Resources in June of 2010. Rostock Ventures Corp.'s current project is the White Gold Yukon Claim, which is approximately 3,200 contiguous acres and lies within the globally prolific mining region known as the Tintina Gold Belt. Company management is planning on starting operations on this 100 percent owned White Gold Yukon Prospect shortly. Currently, they are sourcing crews for this…

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ThursdayAug 04, 2011 10:45 am

Organa Gardens International, Inc. (OGNG) Signs Major Letter of Intent with IGT

Located in New York, Organa has quickly made a name for themselves through their vertical hydroponics farming system built to make the most efficient use of light, energy, water, land, temperature and production cycle while growing the highest quality and healthiest plants in an optimum, consistent environment unaffected by weather. Today the company announced the signing of a Letter of Intent with Integrated Green Technologies, Inc. (IGT). IGT distributes heavy-duty blasting equipment and "green" environmentally safe mobile powder coating systems featuring the pending patent, Triplex Electrostatic/Electrostatic Thermal Spray/Non Electrostatic Thermal Spray and Powder Coating Spray and Conversion Device. The company’s…

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ThursdayAug 04, 2011 9:58 am

CAMAC Energy, Inc. (CAK) Conference Call Covers Operational and Management Developments

CAMAC Energy is a Texas-based energy exploration, development, and production company, with oil and gas interests in Nigeria and China. Their Nigerian interests are in OML 120 and 121, offshore oil leases in deepwater Nigeria that started production from the Oyo Field in December of 2009. In China, the company has a 100% interest in the Zijinshan Block gas asset located in Shanxi Province. The company just completed a conference call for investors, discussing recent events and future strategy, with presentations by the following: • Dr. Kase Lawal (Chairman & CEO) • Edward Caminos (Sr. VP & CFO) • Alan…

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ThursdayAug 04, 2011 9:55 am

SMART Modular Technologies (SMOD) Debuts World’s Fastest Multi-Level Cell Technology Based, Highest Capacity SAS SSD

SMART Modular Technologies, a major driving force behind the technical evolution of advanced solid-state drives (SSDs) and high speed memory modules, designed chiefly for empowering enterprise-class storage application frameworks, reported the debut of the Company’s new Optimus SSD. The 2.5" Optimus has several key features that make the product stand out, like the native Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 6Gb/s interface for hard-hitting throughput and up to 1.6TB in usable capacity. Furthermore the Optimus is built around SMOD’s multi-level cell (MLC) technology, making it a truly revolutionary SSD design that is both cost-effective and robust, while offering the highest capacity and…

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ThursdayAug 04, 2011 9:53 am

ZST Digital Networks Inc. (ZSTN) Posts Solid Quarterly Growth Driven by Market Demand

ZST Digital Networks Inc., a major developer, manufacturer and supplier of digital and optical network equipment to cable system operators and provider of GPS tracking devices and support services for transport-related enterprises in China, yesterday announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. The company reported total revenue of $41.4 million, a 25 percent increase compared to the $33.0 million reported for the second quarter of 2010. Gross profit for the second quarter 2011 increased 24 percent to $10.2 million, compared to the second quarter 2010.Gross profit margin for the second quarter of 2011 was 24.7…

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