AIDS Newswire
1 - SeraCare Life Sciences Awarded Multiple Contracts from the CDC and NIH to Support HIV Research and the Accuracy of HIV Testing
MILFORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRLS) today announced that the Company has been awarded two new contracts from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and that a third existing contract has been...
2 - ABL and Evivar Medical Enter into Agreements to Form a Global Strategic Partnership and IP Cross-Licensing for Disease Management and Personalized Healthcare of Hepatitis B and HIV Infections
LUXEMBOURG & MELBOURNE, Australia-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - ABL, S.A. and Evivar Medical Pty Ltd today announced the completion of agreements to cross-licence their respective intellectual property portfolios and to form strategic alliances based on the use of their proprietary...
3 - Computable Genomix Announces Contest For Genomics Researchers
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Memphis-based Computable Genomix today announced it will launch a contest on Oct. 1, 2009, to coincide with the release of GeneIndexer, the company’s next-generation Web-based text-mining tool. Publish or Perish will award a $10,000 grant to each...
4 - San Francisco, Sept. 30th: Grand Opening of New AHF “Magic Johnson” HIV/AIDS Clinic on Church St.
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US’ largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider, which provides medical care and/or services to more than 100,000 individuals in 21 countries worldwide, is honored to announce the grand opening of the...
5 - Biomagnetics Diagnostics Receives a Financing Commitment up to $1 Million to Speed Development of Malaria Testing Technology
GENEVA-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., (PINK SHEETS:BMGP) a producer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis testing today announced it has received a equity-based financing commitment up to $1 million...
6 - Calypte Biomedical Announces Changes to its Board of Directors
PORTLAND, Ore.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Calypte Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB:CBMC), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of HIV diagnostic tests, announces changes to its board of directors. On September 16, 2009, Calypte reported that Julius R. Krevans, M.D., John J. DiPietro and...
7 - pSivida Corp. Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009
WATERTOWN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ: PSDV) (ASX: PVA) (FF: PV3), a drug delivery company with two of the only three ophthalmic sustained release delivery products approved by the FDA for treatment of back of the eye diseases, today announced financial...
8 - Prime-Boost Vaccine Study Shows Modest Effect in Preventing HIV
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases (“GSID”) announced today that a Phase III clinical trial of an investigational HIV vaccine regimen has been shown to be safe and modestly effective in preventing HIV infection. The...
9 - The Scripps Research Institute and IAVI Host Leading Scientists Searching for New Ways to Produce an HIV/AIDS Vaccine
-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - MEDIA ADVISORY: WHAT: International Symposium “Toward a Vaccine that Elicits Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies against HIV.” More than 70 leading HIV/AIDS vaccine researchers will gather to discuss recent scientific advances in the quest to develop an...
10 - IAVI Statement on Results of Phase III ALVAC-AIDSVAX Trial in Thailand
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) greeted with excitement today’s announcement by the U.S. Military HIV Research Program and the Thai Ministry of Public Health that, according to an initial analysis, a prime-boost combination of two AIDS...
11 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Awards $1.25 Million to 11 Organizations Working to Reduce Health Care Disparities
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation has awarded $1.25 million in grants to 11 community health organizations around the Commonwealth to address health care disparities on the basis of race, ethnicity, immigration status, age, mental...
12 - AHF’s Blair Underwood HIV/AIDS Clinic to Open in DC Thursday Sept. 24th
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US’ largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider, which provides medical care and/or services to more than 100,000 individuals in 21 countries worldwide, is honored to announce the September 24th grand opening...
13 - ARISE Magazine is Proud to Announce Sponsorship Commitment to Alicia Keys’ 2009 Keep a Child Alive Black Ball
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Keep a Child Alive's (KCA) 2009 Black Ball, an annual benefit to raise funds dedicated to providing life-saving treatment and support to children and families affected by HIV/AIDS, is proud to announce ARISE Magazine as a confirmed sponsor. ARISE...
14 - Academy of Friends Selects Eleven Bay Area HIV/AIDS Organizations as 2010 Gala Beneficiaries
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Academy of Friends proudly announces its 2009-2010 fundraising for 11 Bay Area HIV/AIDS service organizations. Known for its annual Academy Awards® Night Charity Gala and monthly social events, AOF raised more than $7.5 million benefitting over...
15 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s First ‘AHF Blair Underwood Healthcare Center’ to Open in DC
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US’ largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider, which provides medical care and/or services to more than 100,000 individuals in 21 countries worldwide, is honored to announce the September 24th grand opening...
16 - Sloning Closes Growth Financing Round Led by LBBW Venture
PUCHHEIM, Germany-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Sloning BioTechnology GmbH, the worldwide leading supplier of combinatorial gene libraries, received additional investments from all of its institutional shareholders: HBM BioVentures, LBBW Venture, DEWB and KfW to finance the company’s...
17 - PerkinElmer Launches Columbus™ 2.0 High Content Screening Platform for High-Volume Image Data Management and Analysis
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - At the High Content Analysis East conference in Boston, PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of the Columbus™ 2.0 platform, its flagship high content...
18 - NanoViricides, Inc. Signs a Master Service Agreement with Southern Research Institute for further Influenza and HIV Studies
WEST HAVEN, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) (the "Company"), reported today that it has signed a “Master Service Agreement” with the Southern Research Institute (“Southern Research”), Birmingham, AL. Southern Research is a well established...
19 - MyInsuranceExpert Supports Local Aids Walk in Effort to Increase Healthy Living Awareness
TROY, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - My Insurance Expert, one of the nation leading online services to compare and secure affordable health insurance, is supporting AIDS Walk Detroit 2009 with a corporate donation and encouraging employees and friends to participate in the annual...
20 - Integrative Therapeutics, Inc. Seeking 2010 Residency Sites for STAIR Scholarship Program
GREEN BAY, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Integrative Therapeutics, Inc (ITI®), in collaboration with the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), is seeking qualified residency sites for the fourth year of the ITI & AANP STAIRSM Residency Scholarship Program. This...
21 - The Scripps Research Institute and IAVI Host Leading Scientists Searching for New Ways to Produce an HIV/AIDS Vaccine
-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - MEDIA ADVISORY: WHAT: International Symposium “Toward a Vaccine that Elicits Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies against HIV.” More than 70 leading HIV/AIDS vaccine researchers will gather to discuss recent scientific advances in the quest to develop an...
22 - Hythiam Raises Approximately $7 Million in Registered Direct Offering
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Hythiam, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYTM) announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to sell 9,333,334 shares of its common stock at a price per share of $.75 to institutional investors pursuant to a registered direct offering, representing...
23 - AHF Hosts Grand Opening of 1st Oakland “Out of the Closet”—the World’s Most Fabulous Thrift Store
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF): What: Grand Opening/Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony ‘Out of the Closet’ – the World’s Most Fabulous Thrift Store When: Saturday, September 19th 10:00 a.m. (Store Open: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00...
24 - PerkinElmer Purchases GE Healthcare’s Catalog Radiochemicals, SPA Reagents and Cytostar-T Plate Assets
WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and their environment, today announced that it has purchased the assets of GE Healthcare’s 3H and 14C Catalog Radiochemicals, Scintillation Proximity Assay...
25 - Inovio Biomedical CEO to Present at MIT Technology Review Emerging Technology Conference
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex:INO), a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced today that Dr. J. Joseph Kim, CEO, has been invited to present at EmTech, the Emerging Technologies Conference hosted by MIT and...
26 - Cytheris Announces Interim Data from INSPIRE Study Showing Interleukin-7 (CYT107) Induces Dose-Dependent and Sustained Increase of CD4 T Cells in Chronic HIV-Infected Patients
PARIS-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Cytheris SA, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on research and development of new therapies for immune modulation, today announced presentation of data from an interim analysis of CLI-107-06 (INSPIRE), a Phase I/IIa study of HIV-infected...
27 - NanoViricides Platform Enables Rapid Development of Robust Nanomedicines Against Influenza and HIV
WEST HAVEN, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) (the "Company"), announced today that Anil Diwan, PhD, President of the Company presented a talk at NanoBusiness 2009 - the 8th annual NanoBusiness Conference in Chicago, IL, on Wednesday, September 9th. Dr...
28 - Merck's ISENTRESS® (raltegravir) Tablets Studied in Comparison to Efavirenz in Combination Therapy Through 96 Weeks in HIV-1 Treatment-Naïve Patients
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 13, 2009 - ISENTRESS® , an integrase inhibitor from Merck & Co., Inc., was studied in comparison to efavirenz in maintaining viral load suppression to undetectable levels (less than 50 copies/mL) and at improving CD4 cell counts in previously untreated...
29 - CA Legislature Passes Streamlined Rapid HIV Testing Bill; AHF Urges Schwarzenegger to Sign Common Sense Law
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the operator of the largest non-government HIV testing program in California, today praised the California Legislature for its passage of Assembly Bill 221, which cleared the Assembly on final concurrence...
30 - Research and Markets: Disease and Therapy Review: a Comprehensive Overview of HIV/AIDS and Related Conditions
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Research and Markets III. Diagnosis And Treatment Diagnostic Tests Antiretroviral Treatments IV. Dosing And Treatment Costs V. Market Size VI. Comments VII. References/Resources For more information visit...
31 - LabCorp is Scheduled to Present at the UBS 2009 Global Life Sciences Conference
BURLINGTON, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE:LH) today announced that David P. King, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to speak at the UBS 2009 Global Life Sciences Conference in New York City, NY. LabCorp’s...
32 - New WHO Data Underscores Global Threat of the World’s Leading Child Killer
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - New World Health Organization data to be published in this week's edition of The Lancet will shed new light on two leading causes of pneumonia, the world’s leading killer of children under age 5, both globally and within specific countries. The...
33 - E-18 Corp. Announces Availability of a White Paper by SmallcapInsights.com
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - E-18 Corp. (OTCBB:ETEN), through its wholly owned subsidiary, SquareOne Medical, Inc., doing business as Protectus Medical Devices ("Protectus Medical Devices"), today announces the release of a white paper on the global market for safety syringes...
34 - Warner Bros. Consumer Products Announces Highly Anticipated Online Auction for World-Renowned Ruby Slipper Collection and The Inspirations of Oz Fine Art Collection in Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz
BURBANK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Warner Bros. Consumer Products today announced the opening of the highly anticipated online auction for The Ruby Slipper Collection and The Inspirations of Oz Fine Art Collection, beginning September 10 at 10:00 a.m. EDT at...
35 - HIV Screening Tests Proposed to Be Added to Medicare’s List of Covered Preventive Services
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a new proposal that would cover Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection screening for Medicare beneficiaries who are at increased risk for the infection, including women who are...
36 - St. Vincent’s, State Health Department Unveil Novel Technology to Fight Spread of HIV
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers and the New York State Department of Health (DOH) today unveiled a novel Web-based technology to rapidly instruct health care providers throughout New York State about HIV diagnosis and prevention. Developed by a...
37 - Over One Third of All Oral and Throat Cancers Are Due to Sexual Practices
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Infection by the human papilloma virus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted disease, has been linked to more than one third of all oral and throat cancers according to Dr. Solomon Hamburg, president of the prestigious Tower Cancer...
38 - Complete Genomics Demonstrates Its Technology’s Potential by Sequencing 14 Human Genomes for Customers
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Complete Genomics Inc., a third-generation human genome sequencing company, announced today that it has sequenced, analyzed and delivered 14 human genomes to customers since March 2009. Considering that fewer than 20 genomes have been...
39 - Enzo Biochem Appoints Dr. Mohan Chellani, 15-Year Industry Veteran, Vice President of Scientific Affairs at Enzo Clinical Labs
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ) today announced the appointment of Mohan Chellani, Ph.D., formerly a senior manager with Quest Diagnostics, as Vice President of Scientific Affairs at its Enzo Clinical Labs subsidiary. He will oversee all aspects of the...
40 - LabCorp is Scheduled to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Healthcare Conference
BURLINGTON, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) today announced that David P. King, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to speak at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Healthcare Conference in London, United...
41 - Enzo Biochem to Present at Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE: ENZ), a leading biotechnology company specializing in gene identification and genetic and immune regulation technologies for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, announced today that Barry Weiner, President, and David...
42 - IAVI: Two New Antibodies Found to Cripple HIV
NEW YORK & LA JOLLA & SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Researchers at and associated with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), at The Scripps Research Institute, and at the biotechnology companies Theraclone Sciences and Monogram...
43 - Illumina to Present at Upcoming Investment Conferences in September
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that the Company will webcast its presentations at three upcoming investment conferences. Illumina will webcast its presentation at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference in Boston, Massachusetts...
44 - AHF Challenges Merck’s “Criminal AIDS Drug Pricing” for Isentress
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - As part of its ongoing campaign to lower drug prices and increase access, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today unveiled its latest advocacy campaign challenging Merck and Co. Pharmaceuticals over the steep price of its key HIV/AIDS drug, Isentress...
45 - Enabling Capabilities of Inovio Biomedical’s Electroporation Delivery Technology with SIV DNA Vaccine Confirmed in Collaborative Study With National Cancer Institute
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex:INO), a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced today that data generated from a pre-clinical collaborative study by National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Inovio scientists were published...
46 - AHF: Pfizer Wrongdoing Echoes Viagra Case
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - As part of its ongoing campaign to lower drug prices and increase access, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today lauded the U.S. Justice Department’s crackdown on Pfizer, Inc. for its fraudulent drug marketing practices. It was reported today that...
47 - E-18 Corp. Announces Availability of SmallcapInsights.com Article
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - E-18 Corp. (OTCBB: ETEN), through its wholly owned subsidiary, SquareOne Medical, Inc., doing business as Protectus Medical Devices ("Protectus Medical Devices"), today announces the release of a SmallcapInsights.com article by industry veteran, Dr...
48 - WTN Services(R) and the Winetasting Network(R) Take Lead in Philanthropic Effort
NAPA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - WTN Services(R) and the Winetasting Network(R) a division of 1-800-Flowers.com(R) have announced they have deepened the commitment to their existing plan of industry partnerships and projects that better the community. WTN Services(R) and the...
49 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation Mourns Kennedy as “Champion of People without a Voice”
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation’s largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider which now provides treatment and services for more than 100,000 individuals in 21 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia...
50 - Novelos Therapeutics Announces $9 Million Private Placement
NEWTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: NVLT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat cancer and hepatitis, today announced that Novelos entered into a definitive agreement with Purdue Pharma L.P., an existing...
51 - Nutra Pharma Announces Licensing Agreement with XenaCare Holdings to Market and Distribute Cobroxin, a Treatment for Chronic Pain
PLANTATION, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - Nutra Pharma Corp. (OTCBB: NPHC), a biotechnology company that is developing treatments for Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), HIV and Multiple Sclerosis (MS), has announced today that it has successfully completed a licensing agreement that grants...
52 - AHF: L.A. County Says Impact of Thousands of Infections in Porn Industry, “Minimal”
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation: “In its petition, AHF is requesting that the County take action within the adult film industry only. As set forth in the petition, the adult film industry employs approximately 1,200 adult film performers at any given...
53 - Profectus BioSciences Enters into Research Collaboration Agreement with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI)
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Profectus BioSciences, Inc. (Profectus), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel vaccine candidates for serious chronic infections, announced today it has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the...
54 - HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces Intent to Appoint Dr. Helene Gayle as Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS at 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Today, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced her intent to appoint Helene Gayle, MD, MPH to serve as the Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Secretary Sebelius made the announcement in Atlanta at the...
55 - BioAlliance Pharma: Loramyc® Obtains Marketing Authorization in Switzerland
Regulatory News: BioAlliance Pharma SA (Paris:BIO), a company dedicated to the treatment and supportive care of cancer and AIDS patients, today announced that Loramyc® has obtained Marketing Authorization in Switzerland for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis in immunocompromised patients...
56 - Novelos Therapeutics Completes Warrant Tender
NEWTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: NVLT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat cancer and hepatitis, today announced that Novelos issued approximately 2,100,000 shares of its Common Stock to certain holders of...
57 - AHF to File Cal/OSHA Complaints Over Porn Industry’s Blacklist on Condoms
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF): WHAT: Press Conference and Teleconference AHF to file Cal/OSHA Complaint over Porn Industry’s Blacklist on Condoms; Former Adult Film Actresses to Join AHF’s Call for Condoms in Porn WHEN: THURSDAY...
58 - Therapeutic DNA Vaccine Company Inovio Biomedical Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE AMEX: INO) (“Inovio”) today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. Total revenue of $2.5 million and $2.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, compared to...
59 - Dianne Stewart, Formerly of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Joins IAVI as Vice President of Resource Development
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - Dianne Stewart, former head of Board and Donor relations at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, has joined the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) as Vice President of Resource Development. In her role at IAVI, Ms. Stewart will...
60 - BioAlliance Pharma: FDA Accepts Drug Application for Miconazole Lauriad® (Loramyc®) to Treat Oropharyngeal Candidiasis
Regulatory News: BioAlliance Pharma SA (Paris:BIO), a company dedicated to the treatment and supportive care of cancer and AIDS patients, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the new drug application (NDA) for miconazole Lauriad® (Loramyc®) Mucoadhesive...
61 - Bangor Hydro Electric Company Submits Application for Federal Smart Grid Stimulus Funds
BANGOR, Maine-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - Bangor Hydro Electric Company submitted an application for federal stimulus funding to bring Smart Grid advancements to its electricity customers. Bangor Hydro is requesting $4.3 million in grant funding for its proposed $8.8 million Smart Grid...
62 - Unique Partnership Between Baldwin Family Health Care and Altarum Seeks to Make Health Provider “Lean”
BALDWIN, Mich.-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2009 - Baldwin Family Health Care and Altarum Institute have announced a unique partnership designed to improve patient care and further the advancement of Family Health Care’s ongoing efforts to implement the “patient-centered medical home” model. The...
63 - Food Technology Service, Inc. Reports Earnings
MULBERRY, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2009 - Food Technology Service, Inc., (Nasdaq:VIFL) today announced results for the second quarter and the first half of 2009. Revenues were $652,724 during the second quarter of 2009 compared to revenues of $623,061 for the same period in 2008. This is an...
64 - Tranzyme Pharma to Present at American Chemical Society (ACS) 2009 National Meeting
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2009 - Tranzyme Pharma, a late stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of first-in-class small molecule therapeutics, announced today that Mark L. Peterson, PhD., Tranzyme’s Vice President of Intellectual...
65 - Trimeris Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter 2009
DURHAM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2009 - Trimeris, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRMS) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, reporting net income of $1.3 million, or $0.06 per share compared with $590,000, or $0.03 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. This result...
66 - Penobscot Community Health Care and Altarum Institute Forge Innovative Partnership to Improve Patient Care and Services
BANGOR, Maine-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2009 - Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) and Altarum Institute have announced a unique partnership to improve patient care and further the advancement of PCHC’s ongoing efforts to implement the “patient-centered medical home” (PCMH) model. During...
67 - Cherry Street Health Services and Altarum Institute Launch Partnership to Implement Integrated Chronic Care Model
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2009 - Grand Rapids-based Cherry Street Health Services (CSHS) and Altarum Institute have announced a unique partnership designed to improve patient care and support the implementation of CSHS’s integrated chronic care model. During the...
68 - Inovio Biomedical to Present at Novel Vaccines: Design & Development
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2009 - Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex: INO), a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced today that David B. Weiner, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of...
69 - AHF to Launch U.S. LOVE Condoms Campaign at “House of Blues Sunset Strip”
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS organization in the US and which currently provides HIV/AIDS medical care and/or services to more than 100,000 individuals in 21 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and the...
70 - Jordin Sparks Designs Office Depot Backpack for Charity at Teen Choice 2009: Photo Available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2009 - “American Idol” winner, Jordin Sparks, in the Backstage Creations Celebrity Gift Retreat at Teen Choice 2009. Celebrities autographed and designed backpacks provided by Office Depot and Sharpie’s “My Project Backpack” program to be...
71 - RetroVirox Receives Second NIH Grant to Develop Novel Antivirals
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2009 - RetroVirox, Inc., a biotechnology company specializing in the development of novel antivirals, announced today that it has received a grant award of $296,875 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), of the National...
72 - LabCorp Announces $250 Million Stock Repurchase Program
BURLINGTON, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 10, 2009 - Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (NYSE: LH) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new stock repurchase program under which LabCorp may purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million of its Common Stock from...
73 - Schwarzenegger’s ‘Catastrophic’ AIDS Funding Cuts to be Protested at Pershing Square Vigil & March Tuesday Aug 11th
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 8, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation’s largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider, is joining a broad-based coalition of AIDS advocates and patients to protest draconian budget cuts that were blue lined out of the budget by California...
74 - One Teen’s Wish Creates Zara’s Center Dedicated to Helping AIDS Orphans in Zimbabwe
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2009 - Rachael Plutzik seems like an ordinary teenager and student growing up in New York City. She likes hanging out with her friends and family, singing in her a cappella group, playing the guitar, and reading Harry Potter books. With a grandmother in Zimbabwe...
75 - Ardea Biosciences Reports Recent Accomplishments and Announces Second Quarter and Year-to-Date 2009 Financial Results
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2009 - Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:RDEA), a biotechnology company focused on the development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of gout, cancer, inflammatory diseases and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), today reported recent accomplishments...
76 - Allion Healthcare Reports Record Second Quarter 2009 Revenues of $100 Million and Adjusted EPS OF $0.14
MELVILLE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2009 - Allion Healthcare (NASDAQ: ALLI): Second Quarter Highlights Net sales increased 15.3% to $100 million from $86 million Specialty HIV net sales increased 9.4% to $75 million Specialty Infusion net sales increased 38.0% to $25 million Adjusted EBITDA...
77 - President Clinton, Pfizer, and Mylan Announce New Agreements to Lower Prices of Medicines for Patients with Drug-Resistant HIV in Developing Countries
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2009 - President Bill Clinton announced two important and complementary agreements today to enable better, more affordable treatments for patients on second-line antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for HIV/AIDS in the developing world. For the first time, a second-line...
78 - Osiris Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
COLUMBIA, Md.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2009 - Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIR), the leading stem cell therapeutic company focused on developing and marketing products to treat medical conditions in the inflammatory, cardiovascular and orthopedic areas, announced today its financial...
79 - Welch Allyn Connectivity Website Assists Physicians with Transition to the Digital Age
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2009 - Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline products and solutions, today introduced an online tool designed to educate doctors on the benefits of connectivity. The new website (www.welchallyn.com/wafor/connectivity/cp-default.htm...
80 - LabCorp Successfully Completes Acquisition of Monogram Biosciences, Inc.
BURLINGTON, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (NYSE:LH) today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Monogram Biosciences, Inc. LabCorp acquired Monogram pursuant to a cash tender offer followed by the merger of a wholly-owned...
81 - Dynavax Announces Path for HEPLISAVTM Hepatitis B Vaccine Development
BERKELEY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:DVAX) today announced it has met with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss its plans to resume development of HEPLISAVTM, the Company’s Phase 3 investigational hepatitis B vaccine...
82 - Napo Pharmaceuticals Completes Dose Selection Phase of ADVENT Trial
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of the dose selection stage (Stage I) of the ADVENT trial of crofelemer for the treatment of chronic diarrhea in people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapies. Up...
83 - LabCorp Is Scheduled to Present at the William Blair & Company Personalized Medicine Conference
BURLINGTON, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) today announced that Andrew J. Conrad, Ph.D., Chief Scientist and David M. Johnston, Ph.D., Vice President and Global Head of Clinical Trials, are scheduled to speak at the William...
84 - Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Scientific Founder to Present Data Demonstrating Dual Inhibitory Function of Aptamer-Dicer Substrate siRNA Conjugates at Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Conference
WATERTOWN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-August 3, 2009 - Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a second generation RNA interference (RNAi) company developing novel therapeutics utilizing its proprietary Dicer Substrate Technology™ and dicer substrate RNA (DsiRNA) molecules, today announced the presentation of...
85 - Micronics Receives NIH SBIR Phase 2 Grant to Advance Rapid Molecular Test for HIV Diagnosis
REDMOND, Wash.-(Business Wire)-August 3, 2009 - Micronics, Inc., today announced that it has been awarded a phase 2, two-year Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) totaling...
86 - Sales of (STARBUCKS)RED Products Generate Funds to Help Communities Where Farmers Live
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2009 - Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX): WHAT: Less than a year after Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced a multi-year partnership with (RED)™, the company is proud to announce that contributions from millions of daily purchases of...
87 - Phase Forward Named to FORTUNE Small Business 100 List of Fastest-Growing Public Companies
WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - Phase Forward (NASDAQ: PFWD), a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, is included in the FORTUNE Small Business 100 list for the second consecutive year, ranking 20th among America’s fastest-growing small...
88 - Allion Healthcare Announces New Partnership with Being Alive San Diego
MELVILLE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - Allion Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALLI), today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Being Alive San Diego to launch a Community Learning Center in San Diego, California. The build-out of the new center begins this week with an...
89 - London & Pacific Healthcare CEO Announces Expanded Vision for Company
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - LONDON & PACIFIC HEALTHCARE, INC. (PINK SHEETS: LDPH) (FRANKFURT: EGU) (“London & Pacific” or the “Company”), the international healthcare advisory specialist, today announced that it intends to broaden its core healthcare advisory...
90 - First Class of Global Health Corps Trains at Stanford for Work in Africa, United States
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2009 - Isaac Mutabizi was born and raised in a refugee camp in Uganda and did not see his native country of Rwanda until he was 16 years old, returning for the first time with millions of his countrymen following the 1994 genocide. Now, he is working in...
91 - “Where’s Nancy?”; Pelosi Silent While CA Health Care Crumbles
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US’ largest AIDS organization as well as the operator of California’s largest alternative HIV testing program, is criticizing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (San Francisco, California – 8th District) today for her silence...
92 - Governor "Terminator" Kills AIDS Program
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US’ largest AIDS organization as well as the operator of California’s largest alternative HIV testing program, today condemned Governor Schwarzenegger’s gutting of California’s lifesaving HIV/AIDS programs as...
93 - Pall Life Sciences Medical Director Receives Medal of Honor
EAST HILLS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2009 - Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) announced today that Joseph Steven Cervia, M.D., senior vice president and global medical director for Pall Life Sciences, has received the 2009 Alumni Medal of Honor from the Board of Governors of New York Medical...
94 - AHF Renews Challenge to Merck on Price of AIDS Drug Isentress
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 24, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today renewed its challenge to Merck and Co. Pharmaceuticals, over the steep price for its key HIV/AIDS drug, Isentress (raltegravir), an integrase inhibitor initially approved in October 2007 by the Food and Drug...
95 - AHF Receives Generous Grant from S.L. Gimbel Foundation Fund
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-July 23, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is pleased to announce that it has received a generous grant in the amount of $10,000 from the S.L. Gimbel Foundation Fund, which is managed by the Orange County Community Foundation, located in Irvine, CA. This grant is...
96 - International Health Leaders Join Forces to Boost Routine HIV Screening and Improve Care in Public Health Settings
CAPE TOWN, South Africa & OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 23, 2009 - International health leaders, medical professionals, researchers and public health advocates from the United States and South Africa will gather in Cape Town today for “Towards Global Routinization of HIV Testing,” a...
97 - Profectus Biosciences Secures $5M in Series C Venture Funding
BALTIMORE & TARRYTOWN, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2009 - Profectus BioSciences, Inc. (Profectus), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel vaccine candidates for chronic viral infections, announced today that the company has closed on a $5 million...
98 - CytoDyn Completes Safety Testing of Cytolin®: Benchmark for Improved Treatment of HIV/AIDS
SANTA FE, N.M.-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2009 - CytoDyn, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CYDY) has completed safety testing of its current inventory of Cytolin®, the Company’s immune-system modulator for managing HIV disease and the public health crisis afflicting communities where the infection is spreading...
99 - BioAlliance Pharma Signs a Co-Promotion Agreement with Lundbeck for in-Hospital Prescription of the Antidepressant Seroplex®
Regulatory News: BioAlliance Pharma SA (Paris:BIO), a company dedicated to the treatment and supportive care of cancer and AIDS patients, today announced the signature of a 2009 co-promotion agreement with Lundbeck for the latter's Seroplex® antidepressant. BioAlliance Pharma will co-promote...
100 - Landmark Five-Year African Study Indicates That HIV Therapy May Be Given Safely in Resource-Limited Settings Without Routine Laboratory Monitoring
CAPE TOWN, South Africa-(Business Wire)-July 21, 2009 - Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today highlighted results from a study known as DART (Development of Anti-Retroviral Treatment in Africa), which evaluated the need for routine laboratory monitoring in adults taking antiretroviral therapy in...
101 - 96-Week MERIT ES Analysis Shows Efficacy Of Pfizer’s HIV/AIDS Treatment Celsentri/Selzentry (Maraviroc) In Treatment-Naïve HIV Patients; Results Consistent With 48-Week Analysis
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 21, 2009 - At 96-week follow up, data from the MERIT ES analysis show that treatment-naïve HIV patients taking Celsentri/Selzentry (maraviroc), in combination with Combivir® (zidovudine/lamivudine) experienced comparable virologic suppression to undetectable levels...
102 - Piedmont Medical Group (PMG) Partners with East Tennessee State University
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-July 20, 2009 - Piedmont Medical Group (PMG), a leader in the clinical research industry with an experienced Integrated Site Network (ISN) of clinical research facilities, and East Tennessee State University (ETSU), a Carnegie Foundation-designated...
103 - Research and Markets: Forecast Insight Report: HIV - Cross-Class Fixed Dose Combinations Drive Continued Growth
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-July 20, 2009 - Research and Markets regimens across several lines of therapy. Several drugs are currently in Phase III development, including Tibotec/Johnson & Johnsons rilpivirine, Schering-Ploughs vicriviroc and Gileads elvitegravir. In The opinion, rilpivirine and the...
104 - ISENTRESS® (raltegravir), from Merck, was as Effective as Efavirenz at Suppressing HIV Viral Load and Increasing CD4 Cell Counts in Treatment-Naïve Patients up to 144 Weeks When Used in Combination Therapy
CAPE TOWN, South Africa-(Business Wire)-July 20, 2009 - ISENTRESS® (raltegravir) tablets, an integrase inhibitor from Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J., U.S.A., was as effective as efavirenz at maintaining viral load suppression to undetectable levels (less than 50 copies/mL) and at...
105 - Bristol-Myers Squibb’s SECURE THE FUTURE Announces $1.3 Million in New Grants to Enhance Community-Based HIV/AIDS Care and Support in Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa-(Business Wire)-July 20, 2009 - Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation today announced new grants providing technical assistance and $1.3 million in funding to community-based organizations in Africa to enhance the care and support...
106 - PolyMedix to Present at 5th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference
RADNOR, Pa.-(Business Wire)-July 17, 2009 - PolyMedix, Inc. (OTC BB: PYMX, www.polymedix.com), an emerging biotechnology company developing acute care products for infectious diseases and acute cardiovascular disorders based on biomimetics, will make a poster presentation at the 5th International...
107 - LabCorp's Acquisition of Monogram Biosciences, Inc. Clears Antitrust Review
BURLINGTON, N.C. & SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 17, 2009 - Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (NYSE: LH) and Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGRM) today announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, or HSR Act...
108 - Press Conference: AHF Sues L.A. County to Require Condoms in Porn
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-July 17, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF): WHAT: Press Conference and Teleconference AHF Sues Los Angeles County to Require Condoms in Porn WHEN: FRIDAY, July 17th 2009—-10:30 AM Pacific WHERE: AHF Headquarters 6255 W. Sunset Blvd. (at...
109 - Gilead Sciences Announces Agreement With Tibotec Pharmaceuticals to Develop and Commercialize New Fixed-Dose Combination of Truvada® and TMC278
FOSTER CITY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 16, 2009 - Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced that it has entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Tibotec Pharmaceuticals for the development and commercialization of a new once-daily fixed-dose antiretroviral regimen...
110 - Incyte to Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Provide Update on Drug Discovery & Development Programs on July 30
WILMINGTON, Del.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq:INCY) announced today that it has scheduled its second quarter 2009 financial results conference call for 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 30, 2009. The schedules for the press release and conference call are as follows...
111 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation Opens ‘Men’s Wellness Center’ at NorthPoint
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - On Thursday, July 16th, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will open a Men's Wellness Center at AHF NorthPoint Healthcare Center to provide free, confidential and comprehensive sexual health services — including HIV and STD (sexually-transmitted...
112 - Senate HELP Committee Vote Charts Right Course To Biosimilars
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 14, 2009 - The following statement was issued by Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood following a vote yesterday in the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on legislation establishing a...
113 - Flowers Heritage Foundation Donates 500,000 Condoms to Non-Profit Organizations
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 13, 2009 - The Flowers Heritage Foundation recently donated half a million condoms to non-profit organizations in San Francisco, Miami, Washington D.C, and Puerto Rico. The initiative is part of a larger project that aims to give away 1 million condoms each...
114 - MMWR Report on Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Incidence among MSM Spurs AHF to Call for FDA Approval of Newer Testing Technologies
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-July 9, 2009 - On the heels of the publication today of a landmark, five city US study of gonorrhea and Chlamydia infections and related testing protocols among populations of at-risk men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM), the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)—a clinical...
115 - BioAlliance Pharma Obtains European Approval for Loramyc® Tablet Embossing and Extension of Its Shelf Life to 36 Months
Regulatory News: BioAlliance Pharma SA (Paris:BIO), the specialty pharmaceutical company focused on therapy and supportive care in cancer and AIDS, today announced Europe-wide approval for embossing its Loramyc® mucoadhesive buccal tablet, developed for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis...
116 - Wide World of Stocks to Air on FOX Affiliates In New York and Los Angeles
PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-July 8, 2009 - The producers of a new program featuring microcap stocks, called Wide World of Stocks, have purchased air time on FOX affiliates in New York and Los Angeles. A 30-minute taped episode about biotech firm Viral Genetics (Pink Sheets: VRAL), will...
117 - Cytheris Announces Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Covering the Pharmaceutical Composition of Its Recombinant Human Interleukin-7 (CYT107)
PARIS-(Business Wire)-July 8, 2009 - Cytheris SA, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on research and development of new therapies for immune modulation, today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its patent...
118 - TherapyEdge and RightToCare Successfully Launch the New TherapyEdge™ Down Referral Software Patient Management System
JOHANNESBURG-(Business Wire)-July 7, 2009 - TherapyEdge ABL and Right to Care are pleased to announce the first year experience of down referral (DR) using its proprietary patient management electronic record system named TherapyEdge™ Down Referral Module, presented at the 4th Southern African...
119 - IAVI and Theraclone Expand HIV Antibody Discovery Collaboration
SEATTLE & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 6, 2009 - Theraclone Sciences, Inc. and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) have announced an expansion of their HIV antibody discovery program. In 2008, Theraclone was granted an award under IAVI’s Innovation Fund to test its unique process...
120 - ‘AHF/India Cares’ Commends Delhi High Court for Overturning Anti-Gay Law
NEW DELHI-(Business Wire)-July 3, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS organization in the US and which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in India under the banner ‘AHF/India Cares,’ today commended the Delhi High Court, which annulled a 150 year-old law that criminalizes...
121 - Bell 429 Achieves Certification
FORT WORTH, Texas-(Business Wire)-July 1, 2009 - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the certification by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) of its newest light twin engine helicopter, the 429. Bell has also completed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA...
122 - Praxair Acquires Sermatech International
INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-July 1, 2009 - Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX), has acquired Sermatech International Holdings Corp. from Arsenal Capital Partners, a New-York-based private equity firm. Sermatech is a global supplier of protective coatings...
123 - LabCorp Commences Cash Tender Offer for All Outstanding Shares of Monogram Biosciences, Inc.
BURLINGTON, N.C.-(Business Wire)-July 1, 2009 - Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (NYSE: LH) today announced the commencement of its cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of the common stock of Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGRM) for $4.55 per share. The tender offer is being...
124 - AHF Applauds Obama for Urging All Americans to Get Tested for HIV
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 1, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation’s largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider, praised President Obama’s statement and video message on National HIV Testing Day, Saturday, June 27th. Breaking his personal silence on AIDS since taking...
125 - Wide World of Stocks Secures Agreements with WNBC and ION Television Networks
PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-June 30, 2009 - Wide World of Stocks, a new 30-minute pre-recorded television and website program that features microcap companies, has secured agreements with WNBC Channel 4 in New York and ION Television Network. As a result, the program is expected to reach...
126 - Phase Forward Customer GlaxoSmithKline Signs Multi-Year Agreements
WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-June 30, 2009 - Phase Forward (NASDAQ: PFWD), a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, today announced that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has signed multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts covering Licensing and Study Support...
127 - BioScrip Commences Patient Enrollment in Teva Neuroscience Therapy Optimization in Multiple Sclerosis (Tops MS) Research Study
ELMSFORD, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-June 30, 2009 - BioScrip, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOS) announced today that Teva Neuroscience tapped BioScrip Specialty Pharmacy as one of several national research study participants in one of the most comprehensive MS research studies announced to date. TOP MS is a new...
128 - AHF’s Magic Johnson 14 City Free HIV Testing Caravan a ‘Watershed Moment’ in Evolution of Testing Process
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 29, 2009 - In an effort to raise local and national awareness about the importance—and ease—of HIV testing and to challenge attitudes about moving toward a streamlined model of HIV testing and counseling, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is proud to report on...
129 - Statement by Kathleen G. Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Regarding National HIV Testing Day—June 27, 2009
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 26, 2009 - I am honored to join my colleagues and organizations such as the National Association of People with AIDS to recognize National HIV Testing Day on June 27. HIV continues to be a critical issue in the United States and around the world. Every nine and a half...
130 - The AIDS Institute Names New Executive Director Michael Ruppal to Lead Organization
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 26, 2009 - The Board of Directors of The AIDS Institute is pleased to announce that Michael Ruppal has been named executive director of the national organization effective immediately. Ruppal brings over 25 years of business management experience including over 13...
131 - Nat’l. HIV Testing Day: AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Caravan to Finish 14-City Cross-Country Testing Tour in Washington, DC, with Free Testing Events June 27 & 28
-(Business Wire)-June 26, 2009 - Cumulative AIDS Cases in the DISTRICT of COLUMBIA 1.8% of US total (18,196 AIDS cases through 2007, per CDC). WHAT: FREE HIV TESTING EVENTS & MEDIA AVAILABILITIES AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Van Completes Successful Three-Week, 14-City Southern US Testing...
132 - Wide World of Stocks Debuts to Showcase Microcap Equities
PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-June 26, 2009 - Wide World of Stocks, a new nationally syndicated television and website program that seeks to showcase undervalued microcap stocks, will launch its 30-minute taped television show and webcast, at www.wideworldofstocks.com, this week. The first...
133 - Reportlinker Adds Forecast Insight: HIV - Cross-class Fixed Dose Combinations Drive Continued Growth
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-June 26, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Reportlinker Adds Forecast Insight: HIV - Cross-class fixed dose combinations drive continued growth...
134 - Reportlinker Adds HIV Market Forecast
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-June 26, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Reportlinker Adds HIV Market Forecast http://www.reportlinker.com/p0128202/Reportlinker-Adds-HIV-Market-Forecast.html Introduction In 2008, antiretroviral sales across...
135 - Obama Administration Disappoints on AIDS with Latest Roadblocks to Routine Screening
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 25, 2009 - On the eve of National HIV Testing Day, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation’s largest AIDS organization, today expressed its disappointment at the federal government’s failure to implement routine HIV screening, despite a 2006 recommendation...
136 - Clear Channel Joins Greater Than AIDS Campaign
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-June 25, 2009 - Leading up to National HIV Testing Day (June 27th), Clear Channel Communications has joined the Black AIDS Media Partnership (BAMP) to promote the Greater Than AIDS campaign on its radio and outdoor platforms to help increase awareness of the HIV/AIDS...
137 - OraSure Technologies Provides Update on Clinical Development Programs and OraQuick Manufacturing
BETHLEHEM, Pa.-(Business Wire)-June 25, 2009 - OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) today announced an update regarding the status of its application for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval of an OraQuick® Hepatitis C (“HCV”) test for professional use and its clinical...
138 - Minnesota AIDS Project Recognizes National HIV Testing Day - Challenges Minnesotans to Know Their Status
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-June 24, 2009 - In observance of National HIV Testing Day on June 27, organizations in cities across the United States are encouraging those at risk to access voluntary HIV testing and counseling to know his or her HIV status. The Minnesota AIDS Project, the leading...
139 - Miami-Dade County Health Department, Office of HIV/AIDS, to Launch Test Miami
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-June 24, 2009 - The Miami-Dade County Health Department, Office of HIV/AIDS will launch Test Miami – an innovative and pivotal county-wide initiative promoting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation of HIV testing as part of routine clinical...
140 - Chevron Receives Global Business Coalition’s Leadership Award for Business Excellence
SAN RAMON, Calif.-(Business Wire)-June 24, 2009 - Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) will be recognized this evening by the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC) for its longstanding commitment to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria around the world...
141 - International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care Partners With Healthy Interactions® to Advance HIV/AIDS Education Across Diverse Cultures, Patient Populations
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-June 24, 2009 - The International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) today announced that it is entering into a partnership with global patient education innovator Healthy Interactions. The partnership will address the rising incidence of HIV/AIDS in both...
142 - Big Brands Aim to Bolster U.S. AIDS Efforts
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 23, 2009 - In response to near-epidemic levels of HIV/AIDS, particularly among minorities in some urban areas of the U.S., the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC) and some of America’s best known companies today announced a campaign...
143 - Charlotte, June 24th—AHF/Magic Johnson Testing Van Teams with Metrolina AIDS Project for Free HIV Testing Event
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-June 23, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF): What: FREE HIV TESTING EVENT AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Van Continues Three Week, 14 City Southern US Testing Caravan When: WEDNESDAY, June 24th 2:00pm-6:00pm Where: Metrolina Care Network...
144 - LabCorp Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Monogram Biosciences, Inc.
BURLINGTON, N.C., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-June 23, 2009 - Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) and Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGRM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger under which LabCorp...
145 - MDVIP Launches Preventive Medicine Pilot Program for Uninsured in Northern Virginia
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-June 23, 2009 - On the heels of a successful partnership between MDVIP and Project Access in Palm Beach County, Florida, MDVIP will now roll out their second initiative to support the uninsured community in Northern Virginia. In collaboration with The INOVA Health...
146 - Avalon Healthcare Signs Contract with Manatee Memorial Hospital and Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-June 23, 2009 - Avalon Healthcare, Florida’s fast growing statewide individual and group health insurance plan, has signed a provider agreement with Manatee Memorial Hospital and Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, announced Charles T. O’Neill, Avalon’s Chief Executive...
147 - NERI Executive to Discuss Best Practices for Risk Mitigation Using Registries at 45th Annual DIA Meeting
WATERTOWN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-June 22, 2009 - Flora Sandra Siami, Director, Regulatory Affairs, at New England Research Institutes, Inc. (NERI), has been selected to present best practices for risk mitigation using registries at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Drug Information Association (DIA...
148 - Columbia, SC, June 23rd—AHF/Magic Johnson Testing Van Teams with South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council for Free HIV Testing Event
COLUMBIA, S.C.-(Business Wire)-June 22, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation: What: FREE HIV TESTING EVENT AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Van Continues Three Week, 14 City Southern US Testing Caravan When: TUESDAY June 23rd 2:00pm-6:00pm Where: Allen University Allen University Mall 2300 Taylor...
149 - ABL Settles Its Dispute with Stanford University and Endorses Stanford’s HIVdb Website and Other Globally Available Research and Not-for-Profit Websites
LUXEMBOURG-(Business Wire)-June 22, 2009 - Advanced Biological Laboratories SA (ABL) announced today that it has signed a Patent Immunity Agreement and has dismissed all claims against Stanford University, thus resolving any disputes related to ABL US patents 6.081.786, 6.188.988 and their foreign...
150 - Settlement Agreement between Advanced Biological Laboratory SA and Dr Robert Shafer
LUXEMBOURG-(Business Wire)-June 22, 2009 - ABL SA is pleased to have reached a settlement, resolving the allegations that have been made about its relations and intent with respect to Dr Robert Shafer, associate professor at Stanford University, and the HIVdb website, which it believes were...
151 - ATLANTA, June 22nd—AHF/Magic Johnson Testing Van Teams with AID Atlanta, Inc. for Free HIV Testing Event
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-June 21, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation: What: FREE HIV TESTING EVENT AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Van Continues Three Week, 14 City Southern US Testing Caravan When: MONDAY June 22nd 4:00pm-8:00pm Where: Kroger Supermarket parking lot 3030...
152 - Condoms in Porn—State Law & AHF’s Advocacy with LA County to Require Condom Use in Films
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-June 19, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation: WHAT: Media Availability—For Any Additional Follow up on AHF’s Call on LA County to Use Existing California Health and Safety Code Law to Require Condom Use in Porn Film Productions WHEN: FRIDAY, June 19th...
153 - 150 Days: Obama’s Silence on AIDS Remains Deafening
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 19, 2009 - On the observation of President Obama’s first 150 days in office, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation’s largest AIDS organization, is continuing its “Change AIDS Obama” campaign with the release of a new online advocacy video chastising the...
154 - Jacksonville, June 20th— AHF/Magic Johnson Testing Van Teams with JASMYN for Free HIV Testing Event
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF): WHAT: FREE HIV TESTING EVENT AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Van Continues Three-Week, 14-City Southern U.S. Testing Caravan WHEN: SATURDAY, June 20th, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. WHERE: JASMYN 923 Peninsular Place Jacksonville FL 32204 WHO: Whitney...
155 - Puerto Rico’s HIMAHEALTH Now an Option in U.S. Healthcare
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2009 - HIMAHEALTH, a service provided by Puerto Rico hospital group Grupo HIMA San Pablo, will now offer Americans an affordable alternative to high healthcare costs just a short flight away in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Offering cutting-edge...
156 - Altarum Institute Proposes Three Key Attributes for Financially Sound and Effective Health Reform
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2009 - Altarum Institute, a nonprofit health systems research and consulting organization, announced today the three critical attributes it suggests must be addressed in health reform to achieve financial stability and better health outcomes for all Americans...
157 - Ardea Biosciences to Present at the 4th Annual Piper Jaffray Europe Conference
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2009 - Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RDEA) announced today that Barry D. Quart, PharmD, Ardea’s president and chief executive officer, will present at the 4th Annual Piper Jaffray Europe Conference. Presentation details are as follows: Date: Tuesday, June...
158 - AHF to L.A. County: Shut Down Porn Sets
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will host a press teleconference, Thursday, June 18th, at 1:00 pm Pacific to demand that officials from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health use existing California law to stop the spread of sexually...
159 - Lab Express Honors National HIV Testing Day, by Providing Free HIV Tests on June 27
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-June 17, 2009 - Lab Express, one of Arizona’s largest independent medical testing companies, is going to provide TEN FREE 10-Minute HIV Tests at their central Phoenix location (505 W. McDowell). In addition the company has cut the cost of their 10-Minute HIV Test from...
160 - Resiliency in the Healthcare Sector Featured on CIT’s “5 Minute Capital” Podcast Series
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-June 17, 2009 - CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a leading provider of financing to small businesses and middle market companies, today released another installment of “5 Minute Capital” (www.5minutecapital.com), its award-winning series of five-minute podcasts featuring...
161 - London & Pacific Healthcare Retained by UK Firm to Develop Premier Botanical Medicines and Functional Foods Strategy
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-June 17, 2009 - LONDON & PACIFIC HEALTHCARE, INC. (PINK SHEETS: LDPH) (FRANKFURT: EGU) (“London & Pacific” or the “Company”), the international healthcare development specialist, today announced it has been retained by London-based corporate finance...
162 - Quintiles Increases Capacity to Manage Clinical Studies for Diseases Including Malaria, HIV and Tuberculosis
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-June 16, 2009 - To improve efficiency and expand capacity to monitor the growing number of clinical studies being conducted in Western Sub-Saharan Africa, Quintiles today announced the opening of a new office in Accra, Ghana. The opening of a Quintiles...
163 - June 18th: AHF/Magic Johnson Testing Van Teams with Montgomery AIDS Outreach for Free HIV Testing Event
MONTGOMERY, Ala.-(Business Wire)-June 16, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation: What: Free HIV Testing Event When: THURSDAY, June 18th 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM Where: WalMart Parking Lot 851 Ann Street off I-85 in Montgomery Who: Joseph Terrill, Domestic Testing Manager, AHF Azul Mares-DelGrasso...
164 - AMA Speech Continues Obama’s Baffling Silence on AIDS
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 15, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), expressed its continuing bewilderment and disappointment at President Barack Obama’s ongoing silence on HIV/AIDS—most recently noted following his much-anticipated speech earlier today in Chicago delivered to members of...
165 - Bioalliance Pharma Submits Loramyc® NDA to US FDA And Announces a General Shareholders’ Meeting to Amend Its By-Laws
PARIS-(Business Wire)-June 15, 2009 - Regulatory News: BioAlliance Pharma SA (Paris:BIO), a company dedicated to the treatment of cancer and AIDS patients and supportive care, today announced the submission of its New Drug Application (NDA) to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as...
166 - Altarum Institute to Release Research on Three Attributes Needed for Health Care System Fiscal Sustainability
-(Business Wire)-June 15, 2009 - Ann Arbor, Michigan-based nonprofit health systems research organization Altarum Institute will announce Thursday, June 18, 2009 the three key attributes it believes must be addressed in health reform to achieve financial stability and better health outcomes for...
167 - CytoDyn Explains How Documentary Movies Are Made
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-June 15, 2009 - As previously reported on May 11, 2009, Evolution Media of Burbank, CA is producing a video documentary about Cytolin®, the first immune modulator for treating HIV/AIDS that has consistently shown serological and clinical benefits in early human...
168 - June 17th: AHF/Magic Johnson Testing Van to Host Free HIV Testing Event at Univ. of W. Florida
PENSACOLA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-June 15, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation: What: Free HIV Testing When: WEDNESDAY, June 17th 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM Where: University of West Florida at Nine Mile Road and University Parkway Pensacola, FL Who: Dawn Beebe Averill, RN, BS, Regional Manager, AHF...
169 - WeHo Gay Pride Parade: AHF’s “Muscle Man” Balloon Urges People to ‘Man Up! Use a Condom, Get Tested’
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-June 13, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF): What: Media Availability—AHF officials available to discuss — AHF’s ‘Man Up’ HIV testing campaign — AHF to renew its call for ‘condoms in porn’ legislation When: Sunday...
170 - June 15th—AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Caravan, NO/AIDS, FACES & Family Health Center to Host Free HIV Testing Events at Café Du Monde & Algiers
NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-June 12, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation: What: TWO Free HIV Testing Events A.M. Event When: MONDAY, June 15th, 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM Where: Café du Monde, 1039 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 Who: Joseph Terrill, Domestic Testing Manager, AHF...
171 - June 13th: AHF/Magic Johnson Testing Van Teams with Legacy for Free HIV Testing at Juneteenth Festival
AIDS Healthcare Foundation: What: Free HIV Testing at 2009 Houston Juneteenth Multicultural Health Festival When: SATURDAY, June 13th 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM – Press Briefing at 11:00 AM Where: George R. Brown Convention Center, Hall A 1001 Avenida De Las Americas Houston, TX 77010 Who...
172 - Next Generation CardioPerfect™ Software from Welch Allyn Provides Pediatric Interpretation, Meets Latest ATS Standards for Accuracy and Precision
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-June 12, 2009 - Welch Allyn, a leading manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, recently announced the release of its CardioPerfect™ Workstation software Version 1.6.2. – redesigned to maximize efficiency, expand electronic health record...
173 - AHF Ramps Up “Change AIDS Obama” Campaign with Full Page Ad in Roll Call
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 12, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation’s largest AIDS organization, today ramped up its “Change AIDS Obama” campaign with a full-page ad in Roll Call, an influential source for news for those on Capitol Hill. The ad is similar to AHF’s “AIDS...
174 - California: AHF Renews Call for ‘Condoms in Porn’ Legislation after L.A. Actress Tests HIV+
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-June 11, 2009 - After the Los Angeles Times reported today that an actress in the adult entertainment industry recently tested HIV-positive, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) renewed its call for California legislation that would require the use of condoms by actors...
175 - Change to Win: More Than 200 Organizations Call on CVS to Stop Practice of Locking Condoms, Adopt National Policy
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 11, 2009 - A national coalition of more than 200 community organizations, health care educators and advocates announced today they are uniting in an effort to stop CVS Caremark Corp. from locking condoms in its drugstores nationwide. Together, the Cure CVS: Unlock the...
176 - Ardea Biosciences Announces Positive Interim Phase 2a Results for Lead Gout Drug, RDEA594
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-June 11, 2009 - Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:RDEA) today announced positive interim results from an ongoing Phase 2a, proof-of-concept study of RDEA594, its lead product candidate for the treatment of hyperuricemia and gout, as well as additional positive results from...
177 - Argos Therapeutics Publishes Research on the Immunosuppressive Properties of HIV
DURHAM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-June 10, 2009 - Argos Therapeutics today announced the publication of an article related to its Arcelis™ HIV immunotherapy program in the peer-reviewed online journal PLoS ONE. The publication details research on the progression of HIV infection, virulence factors, the...
178 - AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Caravan & New Mexico AIDS Services to Host Free HIV Testing Event at Fourth Street Mall
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-(Business Wire)-June 9, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation: What: Press Briefing and Free HIV Testing Event—AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Van Continues Three Week, 14 City Southern US Testing Caravan When: WEDNESDAY, June 10th 4:00 pm press briefing; testing...
179 - Nutra Pharma Announces Study Showing RPI-78 More Effective than Morphine in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Pain
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-June 8, 2009 - Nutra Pharma Corp. (OTCBB:NPHC), a biotechnology company that is developing treatments for Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), HIV and Multiple Sclerosis (MS), has announced today that its wholly-owned drug discovery subsidiary, ReceptoPharm, has published...
180 - Blair Underwood to Kick Off AHF’s U.S. HIV Testing Caravan
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-June 8, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation: What: PRESS CONFERENCE, FREE HIV TESTING EVENT & SEND OFF—AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Van Begins Three Week, 14 City Southern US Testing Caravan When: MONDAY, June 8th 11:00am Where: AHF’s Carl Bean House...
181 - LabCorp is Scheduled to Present at the William Blair & Company 29th Annual Growth Stock Conference
BURLINGTON, N.C.-(Business Wire)-June 5, 2009 - Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) today announced that David P. King, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to speak at the William Blair & Company 29th Annual Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, IL...
182 - AHF to Schwarzenegger: ‘AIDS Cuts Are Deadly’
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-June 4, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation: What: RALLY & PROTEST—Catastrophic Cuts to California AIDS Services When: FRIDAY, June 5th 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Where: Hollywood Forever Cemetery 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. (between Gower & Van Ness) Hollywood...
183 - Lifesong 2009: Applaud and Pause for a Cause Uses Star-Power to Fight HIV
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-June 4, 2009 - Because We Care (BWC) is pleased to present Lifesong 2009: Applaud and Pause for a Cause, hosted by Broadway star, acclaimed writer, and television personality, Bruce Vilanch, on Saturday, June 20, at 7 p.m. The event, held at the Music Box Theatre in...
184 - Dicerna Pharmaceuticals to Present at Upcoming RNAi-Focused Scientific Conferences
WATERTOWN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-June 4, 2009 - Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a second generation RNA interference company developing novel therapeutics utilizing its proprietary Dicer Substrate Technology™, today announced presentations at three upcoming conferences in June: The Cambridge...
185 - Positive Outcome Reached at 16 Weeks for Avexa’s ATC Phase III Trial
MELBOURNE, Australia-(Business Wire)-June 4, 2009 - Avexa Limited (ASX:AVX) announced that the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) met today to review the 16 week data from Avexa’s apricitabine (ATC) Phase III clinical trial. The DSMB reviewed the data and recommended continuation of the study...
186 - The Deadbeat State: California Sued for Not Paying Savings to State’s Largest AIDS Group
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-June 2, 2009 - After exhausting traditional administrative remedies, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has filed a lawsuit against the State of California’s Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for breach of contract regarding a dispute over the contractually agreed...
187 - BioSante Pharmaceuticals Comments on Benefits of Testosterone Use in HIV-Infected Women
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-June 2, 2009 - BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX), which is developing a testosterone gel (LibiGel®) for the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in menopausal women, today commented on a paper published in the May 15, 2009 issue of...
188 - Data from Enzo Therapeutics’ Phase II Study of Crohn’s Disease Presented at Prestigious Gastroenterology Conference
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-June 2, 2009 - Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE: ENZ), a biotechnology company specializing in gene identification and genetic and immune regulation technologies for diagnostic and therapeutic applications and laboratory services, announced that data from a Phase II clinical trial...
189 - GTx Announces Webcast of Corporate Presentation at Goldman Sachs 30th Annual Global Healthcare Conference
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-June 2, 2009 - GTx, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTXI), announced today that management will participate in the Goldman Sachs 30th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on June 9, 2009. The GTx presentation will begin at 11:55 a.m. Eastern time. A live webcast of the presentation may...
190 - Compugen Appoints Dr. Anat Cohen-Dayag and Martin Gerstel as Co-CEOs
TEL AVIV, Israel-(Business Wire)-June 2, 2009 - Compugen (NASDAQ:CGEN) announced today the appointment of Anat Cohen-Dayag, Ph.D. and Martin Gerstel as co-CEOs of the company. Dr. Cohen-Dayag joined Compugen in 2002, and has held the positions of director of diagnostics, vice president for...
191 - Health Management Associates, Inc. to Present at Citigroup’s 2009 Healthcare Services Day
NAPLES, Fla.-(Business Wire)-May 29, 2009 - Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE:HMA) announced today that its management will present at Citigroup’s 2009 Healthcare Services Day on June 3, 2009 in New York City. HMA's management will participate in a question and answer session on...
192 - Hollywood Whodunit: Thieves Hit Sunset Boulevard — AHF's 15 Ft Muscle Man Balloon Promoting HIV Testing, “Gone with the Wind”
HOLLYWOOD-(Business Wire)-May 28, 2009 - In a literal, if not classic second story job, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation’s largest AIDS organization, today reported an unusual Hollywood Whodunit: a 15 foot high inflatable muscle man balloon sporting a sash to promote free HIV...
193 - QIAGEN to Supply Molecular Screening Solutions to Increase Safety of Blood Donations in Brazil
VENLO, Netherlands-(Business Wire)-May 28, 2009 - QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to supply molecular sample and assay technologies for a new national, PCR-based blood screening program for HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) in...
194 - Advaxis Receives US Patent and Trademark Office Approval on Act-A Protein Patent-Pending Rights
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-May 26, 2009 - The US Patent and Trademark office approved Advaxis Incorporated (OTCBB: ADXS) patent-application Compositions and Methods for Enhancing the Immunogenicity of Antigens (Application # US2005/0118184 A1). This patent application covers the use of...
195 - Cytheris Announces Publication of Preclinical Study in Nature Medicine Showing Combination of Interleukin-7 with Viral Vaccine Boosts Immunity to Tumors
PARIS-(Business Wire)-May 26, 2009 - Cytheris SA, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on research and development of new therapies for immune modulation, today announced publication of data showing that following a vaccine- induced immune response, adjuvant interleukin-7 (IL-7...
196 - California’s AIDS Funding Cuts Would Be ‘Catastrophic,’ Says AHF
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-May 23, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation’s largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider, today criticized California state officials for planning draconian budget cuts that will jeopardize the public health by eliminating all funding for...
197 - THE BATCH IS BACK! Ben & Jerry’s Launches Limited Elton John Flavor Nationally to Raise Money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation
BURLINGTON, Vt.-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2009 - The people have spoken. After launching a one-week, limited edition flavor to recognize Sir Elton John’s first trip to Vermont and to raise money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), Ben & Jerry’s has heard enough. Fans of Elton John’s...
198 - Kaiser Permanente Educational Theatre Presents “What Goes Around” at Blair High School
PASADENA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2009 - To raise awareness about abstinence, HIV testing and the epidemic rate of STDs in a way that gets the attention of the audience, Blair High School invited Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre Programs’ (ETP) five-cast ensemble to perform What...
199 - Welch Allyn Honors Sales and Marketing Excellence in U.S. and Canada
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2009 - Welch Allyn, a leading manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, recently honored four North American sales and marketing professionals with outstanding performance awards at its 2009 Sales Meeting in Clearwater, Florida...
200 - Sir Elton John, Burrill, Greenwood and Health Care Leaders Headline Day Two of the 2009 BIO International Convention
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2009 - Sir Elton John addressed more than 3,000 global attendees today on the HIV/AIDS epidemic on day two of the 2009 BIO International Convention. This global event for biotechnology runs through Thursday May 21. BIO President and CEO Jim C. Greenwood also gave...
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