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December 19, 2008
Novocell Announces Non-Exclusive Drug Discovery Collaboration with Pfizer Research to utilize Novocell's stem cell-derived pancreatic progenitor cells

December 15, 2008
Cylene Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial of Quarfloxin (CX-3543) in Patients with Carcinoid/Neuroendocrine Tumors

December 09, 2008
Gemin X Presents New Data on Obatoclax at the American Society of Hematology Meeting

December 09, 2008
Novocell Announces Collaboration with World-Renowned Stem Cell Researcher Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University -- Pioneers in Stem Cell Research to Explore Creation of Human Islet Cells from iPS Cells

December 05, 2008
Taligen Therapeutics Advances Corporate Growth Plan with Appointment of Jeffrey T. Walsh as Chief Business Officer

December 03, 2008
ScriptCenter Debuts 24/7 Employee Prescription Pickup at ASHP

December 02, 2008
Gemin X Announces Data Presentations for its Novel, Targeted Cancer Therapy Obatoclax at the 50th Annual American Society of Hermatology Meeting and Exposition

December 02, 2008
RSNA: For Small Breast Lesions, Positron Emission Mammography Accuracy Bests MRI (Press Conference Video)

December 02, 2008
New Mammography Technology Effective in Detecting Breast Cancer

November 25, 2008
Novocell CEO to Head Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

November 19, 2008
Naviscan Receives 510(k) Clearance for Stereo Navigator TM - the First Commercially Available Breast PET-Guided Biopsy Feature

November 18, 2008
Xytis to Initiate First-In-Class Phase I Clinical Trials with Alpha 7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Positive Allosteric Modulator XY4083

October 31, 2008
Gemin X Announces Data Presentation for its Novel, Targeted Cancer Therapy Obatoclax at the 26th Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium

October 28, 2008
Gemin X Pan Bcl-2 Inhibitor Obatoclax Demonstrates Biological and Clinical Activity in Heavily Pre-treated Patients with Advanced Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

October 22, 2008
Altor BioScience is Awarded Grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

October 22, 2008
Naviscan Presents IEEE Paper Related to PET-Guided Breast Biopsy

October 22, 2008
Tomophase To Exhibit First In-Vivo Cross-Sectional Images Of Pulmonary Stenting Using Proprietary OCT System

October 16, 2008
Tomophase To Exhibit First Cross-Sectional Images of Human Bronchus Using Proprietary OCT System

October 13, 2008
CalciMedica Exercises Option to Acquire Additional Intellectual Property frm TorreyPines Therapeutics

October 13, 2008
Endocyte to Present at the BIO Investor Forum 2008

October 06, 2008
In Vivo Data on Taligen Therapeutics' Pipeline Candidates Presented at the XII International Complement Workshop

October 02, 2008
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Adds Experienced Physician Dr. David St. Peter to Leadership Team

September 23, 2008
Gemin X Announces Key U.S. Patent Issued for Obatoclax-Novel Pan Bcl-2 Inhibitor is a Potential Treatment for Broad Range

September 17, 2008
Novocell Awarded Landmark U.S. Patents for Innovative Stem Cell Technologies

September 12, 2008
Wellspan Pharmacy at York Hospital Offers Self-Checkout Kiosk

September 10, 2008
Endocyte receives “Indiana Companies to Watch” award

August 27, 2008
FDA Clears Stereotaxis Magnetic Radio Frequency Guidewire for Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusions

August 22, 2008
WilsonRx® Reports 70% of Customers Want “No Lines –Always Open” Prescription Pickup Kiosks

August 21, 2008
Asteres Inc. Selects Pitney Bowes as National Multi-Vendor Services Provider for Automated Prescription Pick-up Kiosks

August 13, 2008
Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology First in New York City to Offer Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) scanner from Naviscan in the Fight against Breast Cancer

August 09, 2008
WilsonRx® Reports 7 out of 10 Customers of Leading Retail Chain Pharmacies are Interested in Prescription Pickup Kiosks

August 06, 2008
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Adds Experienced CFO James S. Scibetta to Leadership of the Organization

July 30, 2008
Patch may prevent heart failure after heart attack

July 28, 2008
CoMentis and Astellas to Present Alzheimer’s Disease Research at International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD) – Presentations Will Highlight Progress on Developing Disease-Modifying Beta-Secretase Inhibitors for Alzheimer’s Disease

July 23, 2008
Taligen Therapeutics Initiates Corporate Growth Plan with Appointment of Abbie Celniker, Ph.D., as CEO and Establishment of Cambridge, Mass., Headquarters

July 08, 2008
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Adds Board Member and Key Senior Management

July 08, 2008
Gemin X Pharmaceuticals Appoints Peter R. Dolan to Board of Directors

June 30, 2008
Gemin X Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Closes $38 Million Series C Financing to Advance Lead Cancer Drug, Obatoclax, Into Registration Trials

June 17, 2008
Boehringer Ingelheim to acquire Actimis Pharmaceuticals

June 16, 2008
Naviscan’s PEM Flex™ Detects Smallest Cancers Better Compared to MRI in an Independent Study

June 16, 2008
NeoMend Receives FDA Panel’s Recommendation for Approval of ProGEL™ Surgical Sealant

June 10, 2008
Senior Pharmaceutical Executive, Glenn J. Gormley, M.D., Ph.D., to Lead Gemin X Pharmaceuticals as President and CEO

June 09, 2008
Novocell's Emmanuel Baetge, Ph.D., Featured in Forbes cover story: “Stem Cells Get Real”

May 21, 2008
Naviscan PET Systems and Rockville PET Imaging Partner to Bring a New Breast Imaging Technology to New York

May 19, 2008
Researchers Find Smallpox Drug May Also Target Adenovirus

May 15, 2008
First Use in a Patient of The InfraReDx LipiScan™ Coronary Imaging System

May 14, 2008
Beaumont can test for heart-attack prone plaques

May 12, 2008
LineaGen Selects Affymetrix Technology to Discover Genes Associated With Autism and Multiple Sclerosis

April 29, 2008
FDA Grants Market Clearance for the LipiScan™ Coronary Imaging System Developed By InfraReDx, Inc.

April 29, 2008
Coronary Artery Plaque Imaging Device Cleared by FDA

April 25, 2008
Astellas and CoMentis Sign Agreement to Collaborate on the Research, Development and Commercialization of Beta-Secretase Inhibitors Partnership Will Accelerate the Development of Disease-Modifying Alzheimer's Disease Therapies

April 15, 2008
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Expands Development Collaborations for DepoFoam®

March 31, 2008
Triage Wireless Gets $20.3M

March 31, 2008
NovoStent Announces Implantation of World’s Longest Peripheral Stent

March 20, 2008
Gemin X Pharmaceuticals to Present Mechanism-of-Action of Novel Anti-Cancer Compound at the 15th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference Case Study to Discuss NAMPRT Inhibitor GMX1777

March 19, 2008
Cardionet, Inc. Sets Price for Initial Public Offering

March 14, 2008
Artielle Immunotherapeutics Initiates Clinical Trials For Multiple Sclerosis

March 14, 2008
Cylene Pharmaceuticals Promotes Claire S. Padgett to Vice President of Clinical Operations

March 03, 2008
InfraReDx takes $17M for Arterial-Plaque Detection

February 28, 2008
UPDATE 1-CardioNet sees IPO of 6.6 mln shares at $22-$24 each

February 20, 2008
Novocell Reports Successful Use of Stem Cells to Generate Insulin in Mice

February 12, 2008
Altor BioScience In-Licenses Tissue Factor Antagonists from Genentech

February 04, 2008
Naviscan Announces a New Chairman & Board Member

February 01, 2008
Taligen Therapeutics Secures Series B Financing

January 29, 2008
Merial to Screen Chimerix' Chemical Library for Animal Health Drug Leads

January 28, 2008
Cylene Pharmaceuticals Appoints Kenna Anderes, Ph.D. as Vice President of Cancer Biology

January 25, 2008
Endocyte Secures $15 Million Venture Debt Facility

January 07, 2008
CoMentis Announces Proof-of-Activity-Data from its Phase I Study of Disease-Modifying Alzheimer’s

January 07, 2008
Naviscan PET Systems Announces New Commercial & Technology Leadership Team

January 04, 2008
Endocyte Announces Achievement of Milestone in Collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb

January 03, 2008
Chimerix Appoints Neil Frazer, M.B., Ch.B., FRCA, FFPM as Chief Medical Officer