Dallas, TX 12/23/2009 8:43:39 AM
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ATHX, TLCV and WAVE are the Stocks to Watch for December 23rd from OTCPicks.com

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ATHERSYS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: ATHX)

"Up 131.25% on Tuesday"

Athersys is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of therapeutic product candidates designed to extend and enhance the quality of human life. The company's lead product candidate, ATHX-105, is an oral, selective 5HT2c receptor agonist in clinical development for the treatment of obesity. The company is developing other orally active pharmaceutical product candidates for the treatment of metabolic and central nervous system disorders, utilizing proprietary technologies, including Random Activation of Gene Expression (RAGE). Athersys is developing MultiStem®, a patented, adult-derived "off-the-shelf" stem cell product platform for multiple disease indications, including damage caused by myocardial infarction, bone marrow transplantation/oncology support, ischemic stroke and other indications.

TLC VISION CORPORATION (NASDAQ: TLCV)

"Up 55.34% on Tuesday"

TLCVision is North America's premier eye care services company, providing eye doctors with the tools and technologies needed to deliver high-quality patient care. Through its centers' management, technology access service models, extensive optometric relationships, direct to consumer advertising and managed care contracting strength, TLCVision maintains leading positions in Refractive, Cataract and Eye Care markets.

NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: WAVE)

"Up 32.26% on Tuesday"

NextWave Wireless Inc. provides a portfolio of next-generation mobile multimedia and wireless broadband technology solutions to the world’s leading mobile handset manufacturers, consumer electronics manufacturers and wireless service providers. From device-embedded mobile multimedia software to digital home products, NextWave solutions can be found in more than 250 million devices around the globe.

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