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Aduro BioTech raises funds through its Series A-1 financing

Aduro BioTech, a privately held biotechnology company focused on the development of therapeutic and prophylactic vaccines based on proprietary recombinant strains of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, today announced completion of its Series A-1 financing.

10 Nov 2009

Scarab Genomics reduces the E. coli K-12 genome, optimizing it for recombinant DNA and protein production

Scarab Genomics has made a series of planned, precise deletions to the E. coli K-12 genome, reducing the genome by more than 15%. The multiple-deletion series (MDS™) strains eliminate non-essential genes, cryptic virulence genes, and sequences of recombinogenic and mobile insertion sequence (IS) DNA, while preserving robust growth in rich and minimal media.

10 Nov 2009

1,000 GeckoSystems' CareBots can be produced per month, says a first tier manufacturer

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that during their first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference last week, a first tier contract manufacturer after viewing numerous demonstrations, examining and discussing GeckoSystems' first product, the CareBot™ is confident that within six months they could produce GeckoSystems' CareBot at the rate of one thousand (1,000) per month.

10 Nov 2009

Enavail obtains an exclusive license for a portfolio of particle engineering technologies

Particle engineering company Enavail announced today that it has obtained an exclusive license from The University of Texas at Austin for a portfolio of particle engineering technologies that will be utilized for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and nutraceutical applications.

10 Nov 2009

Sonova Group achieves year-on-year sales growth of 18.2%

The Sonova Group achieved sales of CHF 709.2 million in the first half of 2009/10, representing year-on-year sales growth of 18.2% in Swiss francs. Organic sales growth of 17.5% in local currencies was well above the estimated market growth of around 3% in units. Numerous smaller acquisitions in Europe, Asia/Pacific and North America contributed a total of 4.3% to sales growth.

10 Nov 2009

MU continues ice cream research; scientists study how to add nutrients to frozen desserts

A comfort food, a tasty treat, an indulgence - ice cream conjures feelings of happiness and satisfaction for millions. Ice cream researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered ways to make ice cream tastier and healthier and have contributed to ice cream development and manufacturing for more than a century.

10 Nov 2009

Third quarter 2009 financial results announced by Akorn

Akorn, Inc. a specialty pharmaceutical company, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

10 Nov 2009

Sonova Holding to acquire Advanced Bionics

Advanced Bionics (AB), the only U.S.-based manufacturer of cochlear implants (or “bionic ears”), announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Sonova Holding AG, the world’s leading provider of hearing systems.

9 Nov 2009

Enzon Announces to sell its specialty pharmaceutical business to the sigma-tau Group for $300 million

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENZN) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its specialty pharmaceutical business to the sigma-tau Group for $300 million plus an additional amount of up to $27 million based on success milestones. Enzon will also receive royalties of 5 to 10 percent on incremental net sales above a 2009 baseline amount from Enzon’s four marketed specialty pharmaceutical products through 2014.

9 Nov 2009

Progenics Pharmaceuticals reports financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced its results of operations for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

9 Nov 2009

Plex Systems announces $6 million investment from multiple sources

Plex Systems, Inc., provider of the No. 1 rated ERP software for manufacturers, today announced the company has received an investment totaling $6 million USD from multiple sources. Plex will use the growth capital to build on its strong customer base, expand its product development, and accelerate sales and marketing efforts.

9 Nov 2009

Bovie Medical Corporation total revenues decreases in third quarter 2009

Bovie Medical Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of electrosurgical products, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

9 Nov 2009

AMRI reports $47.7 million total revenue for the third quarter of 2009

AMRI today reported financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

9 Nov 2009

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group signs agreement to acquire manufacturing license from Tianjin Tianda Pharmaceutical

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, a leading pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of branded generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals in China, today announced an agreement to acquire the manufacturing license in China of Rosuvastatin from Tianjin Tianda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Tianda").

9 Nov 2009

Bend Research signs collaboration agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Bend Research Inc., a company with more than 30 years of experience in applying innovative pharmaceutical technologies to help clients solve their most difficult scientific and technical problems, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration with Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a global biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

9 Nov 2009

Sonova Holding enters into a share purchase agreement with shareholders of Advanced Bionics

Sonova Holding AG, the world's leading provider of hearing systems, announced today that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with the shareholders of Advanced Bionics Corporation, Los Angeles, USA.

9 Nov 2009

Allied Healthcare Products sales declines 21% in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010

Recession in domestic and international markets continued to depress sales for Allied Healthcare Products in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 ending September 30, 2009.

7 Nov 2009

NewLink Genetics announces closing of its $30M Series C financing

NewLink Genetics Corporation announced today that it has closed a $30 million Series C financing to accelerate the clinical development of its therapeutic cancer products. Total cash raised in 2009 under a combination of the previously announced Series D Preferred and the remaining shares in the Series C Preferred totaled just under $20 million.

6 Nov 2009

DSM Pharmaceutical Products announces manufacturing alliance with Galenix

DSM Pharmaceutical Products today announced that it has made a manufacturing alliance with Galenix, Saint Jean D'Illac, France, where DSM will be the preferred commercial scale manufacturing partner for Galenix commercial products on a global basis.

6 Nov 2009

Althea Technologies offers formulation development services

Althea Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of development and manufacturing services for biopharmaceutical products announced the addition of customized Formulation Development to the company's platform of services, which will be overseen by the newly appointed Dr. James Matsuura, Director of Formulation Development.

5 Nov 2009

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Aduro BioTech raises funds through its Series A-1 financing

Scarab Genomics reduces the E. coli K-12 genome, optimizing it for recombinant DNA and protein production

1,000 GeckoSystems' CareBots can be produced per month, says a first tier manufacturer

Enavail obtains an exclusive license for a portfolio of particle engineering technologies

Sonova Group achieves year-on-year sales growth of 18.2%

MU continues ice cream research; scientists study how to add nutrients to frozen desserts

Third quarter 2009 financial results announced by Akorn

Sonova Holding to acquire Advanced Bionics

Enzon Announces to sell its specialty pharmaceutical business to the sigma-tau Group for $300 million

Progenics Pharmaceuticals reports financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Plex Systems announces $6 million investment from multiple sources

Bovie Medical Corporation total revenues decreases in third quarter 2009

AMRI reports $47.7 million total revenue for the third quarter of 2009

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group signs agreement to acquire manufacturing license from Tianjin Tianda Pharmaceutical

Bend Research signs collaboration agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Sonova Holding enters into a share purchase agreement with shareholders of Advanced Bionics

Allied Healthcare Products sales declines 21% in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010

NewLink Genetics announces closing of its $30M Series C financing

DSM Pharmaceutical Products announces manufacturing alliance with Galenix

Althea Technologies offers formulation development services

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