Point Roberts, WA - March 22, 2011 - Investorideas.com, a leader in investor sector research including biotech and biodefense stocks looks at some of the biotech stocks developing technologies and products to deal with news headlines of �radiation leaks and biological warfare�. Biodfense stocks have not been in the investor spotlight in recent years as Bioterrorism fears subsided and new issues took the forefront for Wall Street.
A major trigger for the sector are the global concerns and fears that Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi will potentially use biological and chemical weapons.
In a recent article on Daily Finance entitled "Inside Wall Street: Looking to the Bio-Defense Sector as Nuclear Fears Mount", notes - The sector attracted a lot of interest after 9/11 and a number of companies emerged to develop protective biodefense drugs and products. But with the waning of dark headlines about terrorist threats, investors have tended to put them on their low-priority list.
That may be about to change
Full article : http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/stock-picks/inside-wall-street-looking-to-bio-defense-sector-as-nuclear-fea/19880106/
Following 911, Project Bioshield Act was passed by Congress in 2004 calling for $5 billion for purchasing vaccines to be used in the event of a bioterrorist attack. Biotech companies continued to move forward with solutions as investors moved on to other sectors.
According to a recent article in Bioprepwatch.com, "Bioterrorism, in my view, is the most serious and likely threat to our national security, "Simon said, SNCTimes.com reports.
Full article : http://www.bioprepwatch.com/news/236579-expert-warns-of-bioterrors-ability-to-undermine-america
Chairman and CEO of Aethlon Medical, Inc.(OTCBB: AEMD) recently updated his shareholders regarding their biodfense efforts in letter March 15 th .
"As we advance our Hepatitis-C (HCV) treatment studies in India, we have also been active in our efforts to benefit from new government policies aimed at protecting U.S. civilian and military populations from bioterror and pandemic threats."
Mr. Joyce went on to say, :Earlier this year, we were honored to be invited by The Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) to present our Hemopurifier® as a broad-spectrum platform technology to multi-agency health officials on January 12th at the Washington Convention Center. Since this presentation, our bioterror and pandemic threat initiative has led to follow-on meetings and presentations, including a formal presentation to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) on February 15th. "
PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PIP), a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, reported last month " that new pharmacokinetic data from the Company's Valortim® anthrax anti-toxin program were presented at the 9th Annual ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting, held in Washington, DC, February 6-9, 2011. The data were presented by Dr. Elizabeth Leffel, Director of Non-Clinical Sciences for PharmAthene, in a poster presentation entitled, "Pharmacokinetics of a Monoclonal Anthrax Anti-Toxin Antibody in Healthy and Infected Cynomolgus Macaques."
Biodefense Stocks Sector Snapshot
- Aethlon Medical (OTCBB: AEMD) trading at $0.14
- Cleveland BioLabs (NasdaqCM: CBLI ) trading at $7.35, up 0.19 (2.65%) 10:10AM EDT
- Emergent Biosolutions, Inc. Com (NYSE: EBS ) trading at $23.59, up 0.02 (0.08%) 10:33AM EDT
- PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PIP), a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, trading at $3.42, up 0.01 (0.29%) 10:31AM EDT
- Response Biomedical Corporation (TSX: RBM, OTCBB: RPBIF) trading at $0.33
- Siga Technologies (NasdaqGM: SIGA ) trading at $11.83, down 0.28 (2.31%) 10:35AM EDT
- Soligenix, Inc. (OTCBB:SNGX) trading at $0.20
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Aethlon Medical ( OTCBB:AEMD)
At Aethlon Medical, we create revolutionary devices to address infectious disease and cancer. Our devices are designed to be novel platform solutions that fill therapeutic voids or aid in disease diagnosis and monitoring.
Our Hemopurifier® is the first medical device to selectively target the removal of infectious viruses and immunosuppressive proteins from the entire circulatory system. We recently discovered that our Hemopurifier® captures tumor-secreted exosomes that suppress the immune system of those afflicted with cancer. Prior to this discovery, a therapeutic strategy to directly inhibit or reverse the immunosuppressive destruction caused by exosomes did not exist in cancer care. By eliminating this mechanism, we believe our Hemopurifier® can fill an unmet clinical need and provide the benefit of an immune-based therapy without adding drug toxicity or interaction risks to established and emerging treatment strategies.
More: www.aethlonmedical.com
Contacts:
James A. Joyce
Chairman, CEO
858.459.7800 x301
jj@aethlonmedical.com
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