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On 21/07/09, Nanosphere, Inc. (Nasdaq:NSPH), which develops, manufactures and markets advanced molecular diagnostics systems, will report its results for the second quarter of 2009 after the market closes on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. The company will also hold a live investor conference call and webcast at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time.
On 21/07/09, Elan Corporation, (NYSE:ELN) plc reported its second quarter 2009 financial results.
On 21/07/09, EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC:EPIX) announced that, in light of the company's lack of capital and inability to obtain additional financing or consummate a strategic transaction, it has entered into an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors, effective immediately, in accordance with Massachusetts law (the "Assignment"). The purpose of the Assignment is to conclude the Company's operations and provide for an orderly liquidation of its assets. The Company previously disclosed that it had sufficient cash to fund its operations only through August 2009, and the Company had been seeking a strategic alternative, including a financing, recapitalization, sale or disposition of one or more corporate assets, a potential merger and/or a strategic business combination, with various third parties for several months.
On 21/07/09, Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) issued the following statement in response to study results published by the World Health Organization offering the first evidence that elimination of the tropical disease river blindness (onchocerciasis) in Africa is feasible with treatment with ivermectin (registered trademark Mectizan ). As the discoverer and manufacturer of Mectizan, Merck decided in 1987 to donate the drug to all who need it for as long as necessary until river blindness is eliminated as a public health problem. The Merck Mectizan Donation Program is one of the longest-running disease-specific drug donation and public/private partnership programs in history.
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