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				<title>ELRON ANNOUNCES PURCHASES OF STARLING CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES</title>
				<description>Tel Aviv, Israel - October 5, 2008 - Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ &amp;amp; TASE: ELRN) today announced that further to its announcement on September 28, 2008 regarding Starling Advanced...</description>
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				<title>Fundraising</title>
				<description>South San Francisco, California, 3 October, 2008 - Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (LSE: NAPL and NAPU), is pleased to announce that, as part of its ongoing fundraising activities, the Company has raised...</description>
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				<title>Micromet Closes $40 Million Private Equity Placement</title>
				<description>BETHESDA, Md., October 3, 2008 -- Micromet, Inc. (Nasdaq: MITI) (&amp;quot;Micromet&amp;quot; or the &amp;quot;Company&amp;quot;), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, proprietary antibodies for the treatment of cancer,...</description>
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				<title>SkyePharma Announces Implementation of Revised Terms for Convertible Bonds and Completion of Transactions</title>
				<description>LONDON, UK, 3 October 2008 - SkyePharma PLC (LSE: SKP) (&amp;quot;SkyePharma&amp;quot; or the &amp;quot;Company&amp;quot;) today announces that the new terms for the 2024 and 2025 convertible bonds are now effective which successfully...</description>
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				<title>Northwest Secures US$1.0 million Debt Financing</title>
				<description>BETHESDA, MD - 2 October 2008 - Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (AIM: NWBS and NWBT; OTC BB: NWBO), today announced that it has entered into a Loan Agreement and Promissory Note (the &amp;quot;Note&amp;quot;) with SDS...</description>
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				<title>PreMD Inc. Announces Secured Debenture Financing</title>
				<description>TORONTO, Sept. 29, 2008 - PreMD Inc. (TSX: PMD; PREMF.pk) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Midsummer Investment, Ltd. with respect to an offering of approximately...</description>
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				<title>Novo Nordisk A/S - Share repurchase programme</title>
				<description>September 29, 2008 -- On 15 August 2008 Novo Nordisk initiated its share repurchase programme in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission&amp;#039;s regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December...</description>
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				<title>Nitec Pharma AG secures funding of CHF 24M from TVM Capital and Deutsche Bank</title>
				<description>Reinach, Switzerland, 29 September 2008 - Nitec Pharma AG (&amp;quot;Nitec Pharma&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Nitec&amp;quot;), a Switzerland-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialisation of...</description>
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				<title>MedMira Announces Completion of Equity Line Draw Down</title>
				<description>Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 29, 2008 - MedMira Inc., (&amp;quot;MedMira&amp;quot;) (TSX Venture: MIR, NASDAQ: MMIRF), a developer and marketer of rapid diagnostic solutions, announced today that is has completed...</description>
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				<title>Thoratec Corporation Announces Conversion Rights Now Effective on Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes</title>
				<description>PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 29, 2008 -- Thoratec Corporation (Nasdaq: THOR), a world leader in products to treat cardiovascular disease, today announced that commencing October 1, 2008, the market...</description>
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