OREXIGEN THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: OREX) "Up 14.02% on Thursday"
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of pharmaceutical product candidates for the treatment of obesity. Its lead combination product candidates include Contrave, which has completed Phase III clinical trials; and Empatic that has completed Phase II clinical trials. Contrave is a combination of two drugs, bupropion and naltrexone, in a sustained release formulation (SR). Bupropion is an antidepressant and smoking cessation medication; naltrexone is a treatment for alcohol and opioid addiction. The company’s Empatic product candidate is a combination of bupropion SR and zonisamide SR. Zonisamide, in an immediate release formulation for the adjunctive treatment of partial seizures, a form of epilepsy. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in La Jolla, California.
GREEN ENDEAVORS LIMITED (OTCQB: GRNE) "Up 125.00% on Thursday"
Green Endeavors, Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a holding company with operations in health & beauty. GRNE owns a majority interest in several Aveda™ based businesses.
MELA SCIENCES INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: MELA) "Up 11.14% on Thursday"
MELA Sciences is a medical device company focused on the design, development and commercialization of non-invasive tools to provide additional information to dermatologists during melanoma skin examinations. The Company's flagship product, MelaFind®, is intended to be used when a trained dermatologist chooses to obtain additional information to help decide whether to biopsy certain indeterminate pigmented skin lesions. MelaFind has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is approved for use in the U.S. In addition, MelaFind has received the CE Mark and is approved for use in the European Union.
OBSCENE INTERACTIVE LLC (OTCBB: OBJE) "Up 36.65% on Thursday"
Obscene Interactive is an emerging global developer of social gaming applications. OBJE's cutting-edge technology platform enables its titles to be accessible to a broad audience of consumers all over the world, supporting multiple platforms for universal appeal. Obscene Interactive is focused on delivering the best in social gaming solutions to the mass market.
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