Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOMX) reached up 84.17% in morning trading to $.4789 with 6M shares traded. Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the in-licensing, development and commercialization of proprietary branded products and product candidates to treat important medical conditions where there is an unmet medical need and/or high level of patient dissatisfaction, currently in the central nervous system therapeutic area. Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SOMX) yesterday announced that it has entered into separate settlement arrangements with Mylan Inc. and its subsidiary, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. and its subsidiary Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. to resolve pending patent litigation involving Silenor(R) 3 mg and 6 mg tablets.
Galena Biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: GALE) reached up 19.30% in morning trading to $2.04 with 12M shares traded. Galena Biopharma, Inc. is a Portland, Oregon-based, biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative, targeted oncology treatments that address major unmet medical needs to advance cancer care. Galena Biopharma, Inc. (GALE) today announced the issuance of a key patent, originally allowed in March 2012, from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) covering the use of its product candidate, NeuVax(TM), a HER2/neu peptide vaccine, for inducing immunity to breast cancer recurrence in patients having low-to-intermediate IHC levels of 1+ or 2+ and a FISH rating of less than 2.0. These patients represent a significant unmet medical need, with as much as 80% of breast cancer patients who do not qualify for Herceptin(R) therapy.
Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: GTHP) reached up 13% in morning trading to $.87 with 200K shares traded. Guided Therapeutics, Inc. is developing a rapid and painless testing platform for the early detection of disease based on its patented biophotonic technology that utilizes light to detect disease at the cellular level. The Company’s first planned product is the LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan, a non-invasive device used to detect cervical disease instantly and at the point of care. In a multi-center clinical trial, with women at risk for cervical disease, the technology was able to detect cervical cancer up to two years earlier than conventional modalities, according to published reports. Guided Therapeutics has also entered into a partnership with Konica Minolta to develop a non-invasive test for Barrett’s Esophagus using the technology platform. Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (GTHP) today announced that it has received notification that CE Mark approval has been granted for LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan, a non-invasive device used to detect cervical disease that leads to cancer, instantly and at the point of care.
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