PONIARD PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: PARD) "Up 103.28% in morning trading"
Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative oncology products. Poniard's lead product candidate is picoplatin, a new generation platinum-based cancer therapy designed to treat solid tumors that are resistant to existing platinum-based therapies. Assuming receipt of shareholder approvals and satisfaction of other conditions to closing, the merger of Poniard and ALLOZYNE, Inc. will result in a Nasdaq-listed specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutics in the areas of autoimmune and inflammatory disease and cancer. The combined company is expected to seek a partnership for the continued development of picoplatin.
EVCARCO INCORPORATED (OTC: EVCA) "Up 33.33% in morning trading"
Evarco Inc. is the Future Driven® automotive retail group dedicated to deploying a coast-to-coast network of environmentally friendly franchised dealerships and vehicles. Evarco is bringing to market the most advanced clean technologies available in plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and pre-owned hybrid vehicles. Evarco has developed a dealer network allowing growth into most US States by 2012.
PROPHASE LABS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: PRPH) "Up 22.86% in morning trading"
ProPhase Labs is a diversified natural health medical science company. It is a leading marketer of the Cold-EEZE® cold remedy brand as well as other cold relief products. Cold-EEZE® zinc gluconate lozenges are clinically proven to shorten the duration of the common cold by nearly half. Cold-EEZE® customers include leading national retailers, food, chain drug and mass merchandise stores, wholesalers and distributors, as well as independent pharmacies. ProPhase Labs has several wholly owned subsidiaries including a manufacturing unit, which consists of an FDA registered facility to manufacture Cold-EEZE® lozenges and fulfill other contract manufacturing opportunities. ProPhase also owns 50% of Phusion Laboratories, LLC ("Phusion"). Phusion licenses a revolutionary proprietary technology that has the potential to improve the delivery and/or efficacy of many active ingredients or compounds. Phusion will formulate and test products to exploit market opportunities within ProPhase's robust over-the-counter distribution channels.
FIBERTOWER CORPORATION (NASDAQ: FTWR) "Up 18.32% in morning trading"
FiberTower is a backhaul and access services provider focused primarily on the wireless carrier market. With its extensive spectrum footprint in 24 GHz and 39 GHz bands, carrier-class microwave and fiber networks in 13 major markets, customer commitments from six of the leading cellular carriers, and partnerships with the largest tower operators in the U.S., FiberTower is considered to be the leading alternative carrier for wireless backhaul. FiberTower also provides backhaul and access services for government and enterprise markets.
HIGH PLAINS GAS INCORPORATED (OTC: HPGS) "Up 30.87% in morning trading"
High Plains Gas, Inc. is a Gillette, Wyoming based energy company actively engaged in the acquisition, development and production of natural gas primarily in the Powder River Basin. The Company’s assets include the former Marathon “North & South Fairway” assets. These assets consist of 1614 Coal Bed Methane Wells with associated flow lines and over 155,000 net acres. This combined with the company’s existing 92 natural gas wells gives the company a strong foundation in the natural gas industry. High Plains Gas intends to continue to pursue expansion opportunities for the profitable production and transmission of natural gas. High Plains Gas believes it has unique expertise and experience in the refurbishment and reactivation of wells that produce natural gas from coal bed methane formations that helps position it strategically in the Powder River Basin. In 2011, the Company formed a subsidiary, High Plains Gas Services, LLC, focused on providing construction and maintenance services to the energy industry, primarily in the Western United States.
CONVENIENCE TV INCORPORATED (OTCBB: CRPZ) "Up 12.50% in morning trading"
Convenience TV is focused on the Convenience Store Industry and provides their clients with an "in-location" TV network. The Network is designed to deliver both entertaining content and targeted advertising on a demographic basis to each retail location. In addition, the Network delivers promotional advertising tied to products within the retail location. The programming can be updated quickly and is tailored to meet the specific clients' need for increased sales, customer enjoyment and brand reinforcement.
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