OREXIGEN THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: OREX) "Up 9.98% in morning trading"
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.
STEVIA FIRST CORPORATION (OCTBB: STVF) "Up 15.46% in morning trading"
Stevia First Corp. is seeking to establish a vertically-integrated stevia enterprise in the U.S. with expertise in stevia seed and tissue propagation, plant breeding, and cultivation. Stevia First's U.S. operations are located in the heart of California's Central Valley, one of the world's most productive agricultural regions.
CHIMERA ENERGY CORPORATION (OTCBB: CHMR) "Up 1.67% in morning trading"
Chimera Energy Corp. is a Texas corporation listed on the OTCBB under the trading symbol "CHMR." Chimera Energy Corp. acquires, develops, licenses and sells new energy technology and products that are designed to profit from the current domestic shale oil boom. CHMR competes in an industry sector that includes Halliburton (HAL), Schlumberger (SLB), EnCana Corporation (ECA) and Continental Resources, Inc. (CLR).
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