The era of the super bug is upon us, and Achaogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAO) has joined the fray against them. For close to one hundred years, antibiotics have lowered the prevalence and severity of infectious diseases. Increasingly, though, it is becoming apparent that the bacterial world is fighting back. Infections of the urinary tract (UTI) […]

The alternative lodging rental market is maturing quickly, being one of the fastest growing verticals in the travel industry over the last few years. Already believed to be worth more than $100 billion worldwide, the sector continues to expand rapidly as more and more vacation rentals companies are joining the game alongside the now-famous HomeAway, […]

Trevena, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRVN) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and delivering biased ligands to discover the next generation of GPCR targeted medicine. The company is focused on three product candidates: Oliceridine, for moderate to severe acute pain; TRV734, an oral use medicine for people in moderate, severe acute, and chronic pain; […]

Last month, Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDX), a company in the business of developing targeted therapeutics for those suffering from devastating diseases for which current treatments are inadequate, found positive results from its phase II study of glembatumumab vedotin in patients with stage III/IV checkpoint inhibitor-refractory. The study showed that patients experienced a confirmed response, […]

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) afflicts about 15 million Americans and is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. for those aged 15-44, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Although experiencing the blues is part of the human condition, MDD is more than just the sadness that accompanies misfortune. MDD is a chronic […]

Before the opening bell, Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (NASDAQ: MTBC; MTBCP) announced its financial and operational results for the third quarter of 2016, including a review of the October acquisition of MediGain, LLC and subsidiary Millennium Practice Management, LLC, which was the company’s largest acquisition to date. Notably, MTBC’s revenues for the three-month period were […]

It is no secret that the United States is going through some serious changes when it comes to marijuana. In the recent election, several states approved the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes, with other states voting to approve medical marijuana initiatives. With Donald Trump winning the presidential election, it brings forward the question: how […]

A research report (http://dtn.fm/w6uT3) issued earlier this week by Aegis Capital Corp. shows that Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALDR) has lived up to its promise since 2004, when it received startup funding from the Army under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. Since then the company has been working on the development of new […]

Likely the fastest growing cloud-based brokerage in the United States, eXp Realty recently announced that it has passed the 2,000-agent mark as more and more real estate professionals are choosing to join its ranks every day. A subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI), eXp Realty announced that it expanded its agent base to […]

Since 2008, Florida has been focusing its efforts on its new statewide recycling goal of 75%, to be achieved by 2020. This was later followed by an amendment in legislation to promote the production of renewable energy from waste. As a result of these changes, and others, the recycling rate in the state increased by […]