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ASTI and PRAN are the Daily Market Movers for January 4th from OTCPicks.com

OTCPicks.com Presents Today’s Daily Market Movers ASTI and PRAN

ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: ASTI) "Up 34.07% in morning trading"

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. is a developer of thin-film photovoltaic modules using flexible substrate materials that can transform the way solar power generation integrates into everyday life. Ascent Solar modules, which were named one of TIME Magazine’s 50 best inventions for 2011, can be directly incorporated into standard building materials, commercial transportation, automotive solutions, space applications, consumer electronics for portable power and durable off-grid solutions.

PRANA BIOTECHNOLOGY LIMITED (NASDAQ: PRAN) "Up 6.85% in morning trading"

Prana Biotechnology was established to commercialise research into Alzheimer's Disease and other major age-related neurodegenerative disorders. The Company was incorporated in 1997 and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in March 2000 and listed on NASDAQ in September 2002. Researchers at prominent international institutions including The University of Melbourne, The Mental Health Research Institute (Melbourne) and Massachusetts General Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, contributed to the discovery of Prana's technology.

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