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SHM-XEL platform to generate high thermostability antibodies for biodefense applications SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AnaptysBio, Inc., a privately-held therapeutic antibody company, today announced the receipt of a contract award from the U.S. government for the development of highly thermostable anti-ricin antibodies for biodefense applications. Under the terms of AnaptysBio's contract with the Science and Technology Corporation, AnaptysBio will be responsible for...

U.S. is top contributor to eradication campaign that is 99% complete WASHINGTON, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Rotary International will recognize five members of Congress as Polio Eradication Champions for their efforts to eliminate polio. The event, which will take place at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., honors U.S. leaders who have played a key role in the fight to eradicate the disease. The 2013 honorees are Senator Mazie Hirono (Hawaii), Senator...

GREENSBORO, N.C., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO) announced today its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. First Quarter Highlights First quarter reported (GAAP) diluted earnings per share increased 50.9% versus last year to $0.86, including a $143 million MSA payment dispute settlement benefit that reduced the Company's first quarter tobacco settlement expense. First quarter adjusted (Non-GAAP) diluted earnings per share increased 13.8% versus...

- EPS Increase 4 Percent to $2.03 FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported first quarter 2013 net earnings of $489 million, or $2.03 per diluted share, compared with $506 million, or $1.96 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2012. First quarter 2013 diluted earnings per share are based on 241 million weighted average shares outstanding compared with 258 million shares in the first quarter of 2012, a 7...

Less than 1% of Ohio businesses currently work with the US Department of Defense (DoD) - to increase business opportunities for Ohio manufacturers MFR Search, a DoD RFQ locator, is running a Sweepstakes to encourage more Ohio companies to participate. Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 Research shows that many Department of Defense (DoD) requests for proposals go unanswered, uncontested and non-Ohio. MFR Search located in Cincinnati, Ohio along with their corporate partner TechSolve...

Team will develop and manufacture GSK's next generation influenza vaccines to protect the nation against global pandemics AUSTIN, Texas and PHILADELPHIA, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) and The Texas A&M University System announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has approved the establishment of a $91 million influenza-vaccines manufacturing facility as the anchor of the Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and...

Agreements demonstrate commitment to helping small businesses grow and compete in government market space LOS ANGELES, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced mentor-protege agreements with small businesses ISYS Technologies and Equipment Links, Inc., at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's High Tech Conference in Los Angeles. The agreements demonstrate Raytheon's commitment to helping small businesses gain contracting expertise and develop core...

MAITLAND, Fla., Feb. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In June 2012, U.S. tomato producers from throughout the United States filed a request to withdraw the 16-year old antidumping petition and have the existing suspension agreement covering fresh tomato exports from Mexico terminated. Their effort was designed to ensure a fair and transparent market as U.S. law provides. After extensive consultations with the U.S. Department of Commerce, domestic tomato growers indicated tentative support...

NOGALES, Ariz., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- If the U.S. Department of Commerce refuses to accept good-faith concessions by Mexico's tomato-growing industry after months of negotiating a trade agreement, it signals a dangerous precedent that would have unintended consequences for U.S. jobs, said an industry group that fears a broad trade war could break out. "If the Commerce Department kills the tomato trade agreement, this will almost certainly threaten the livelihood of hundreds...

PHILADELPHIA, February 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG), today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle to resolve the previously disclosed civil investigation into Shire's U.S. sales and marketing practices relating to ADDERALL XR(R), VYVANSE(R) and DAYTRANA(R)[1]. The investigation was led by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Shire disclosed the investigation in 2009. The agreement also...