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  • Posted at 7:00 AM
    NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 09/05/10 -- Patients with uncontrolled asthma in Japan and the U.S. report having significantly worse quality of life and use significantly more healthcare resources than patients with controlled asthma, according to the National Health and Wellness Survey, conducted by Kantar Health and presented today at the 4th ISPOR (International Society for Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes Research) Asia-Pacific Conference in Phuket, Thailand. "Asthma affects over 300 million people worldwide, and our research shows that nearly ... read more
  • Posted at 1:33 PM
    Inc. magazine has ranked Northeast Ohio-based Catacel Corporation No. 2709 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy - America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. Catacel has experienced three-year sales growth of 85% and ranks No. 74 in Manufacturing on the Inc. 5000. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100817/INC5000LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100817/INC5000LOGO) Catacel custom engineers and manufactures catalytic heat-exchanging materials that enable breakthroughs in production economics and ... read more
  • Posted at 12:56 PM
    TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE: TDG), a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Semco Instruments Inc. (Semco) for approximately $74 million in cash that was previously announced on August 6, 2010. Semco, which is based in Valencia, CA, manufactures proprietary, highly engineered components for all major turbo-prop, turbo-fan, and turbo-shaft engines manufactured by Pratt Whitney, Honeywell, and General Electric, among others. Semco products are primarily used on ... read more
  • Posted at 11:02 AM
    As the Nation prepares for the unofficial wind up of summer 2010, 10,000 children of active duty military service members are in jeopardy of losing one of the largest private programs helping them cope with the lengthy and repeated deployments of their parents. Without funding from the private sector in the coming months, Operation Purple® Camps will not be around in the summer of 2011, according to the National Military Family Association, which runs the program in nearly 70 locations ... read more
  • Posted at 6:00 PM
    Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) announced that today it granted restricted stock units representing an aggregate of 25,200 shares of Exelixis common stock to nine new employees. The restricted stock unit awards vest as to 1/4th of the shares subject to the restricted stock unit award on the ... read more
  • Posted at 2:05 PM
    Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP), a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless communications services, reported today that it has issued inducement awards to a new non-executive employee. The awards were made on August 16, 2010 under Leap’s 2009 ... read more
  • Posted at 6:30 AM
    XenoPort, Inc. reported today that an equity award was made to a new employee subject to the terms and conditions of the XenoPort 2010 Inducement Award Plan. The employee was granted restricted stock units representing an aggregate of 750 shares of XenoPort's common stock. The restricted ... read more
  • Posted at 9:00 PM
    Applied Materials, Inc., the world’s largest equipment supplier to the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, will highlight its latest technology advances in PV at the 25th European Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) this week in Valencia, Spain. Applied will present innovative developments ... read more
  • Posted at 11:55 AM
    Source Photonics Inc. (a subsidiary of MRV Communications, Inc.), a leading provider of optical communication products used in telecommunication systems and data communication networks, today announces the CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) GPON OLT and ONT product family. ... read more
  • Posted at 2:05 PM
    Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS), a drug development company seeking to develop next generation targeted small molecule drug candidates for cancer treatment, today announced that the company will be presenting at the Rodman & Renshaw 12th Annual Healthcare Conference at 10:50 a.m. EDT on September 13, 2010, ... read more