On Friday, Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR)’s shares inclined 6.90% to $12.24.
Inogen, Inc. (INGN), a medical technology company offering innovative respiratory products for use in the homecare setting, declared recently that R. Scott Greer has been designated as an independent director to its Board of Directors, effective August 3, 2015. In addition, Mr. Greer was designated to the Board’s Audit Committee. He will serve as a Class I director, with a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on October 14, 2015. Mr. Greer fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Timothy Petersen. Mr. Petersen had served as a member of Inogen’s Board since 2010.
Mr. Greer brings extensive executive and board level expertise to Inogen, in addition to a passion for the advancement of innovative healthcare technologies. He is presently a director of Sientra, Inc. (SIEN), in addition to numerous biopharmaceutical companies counting: Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR), StemCells, Inc. (STEM), and Versartis, Inc. (VSAR). Formerly, he was a director of Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Illumina, Inc., CV Therapeutics, Inc., Affymax, Inc., BAROnova, Inc., Chimeros, Inc., and Anaptys BioScience, Inc.
Nektar Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, develops drug candidates that utilize its PEGylation and polymer conjugate technology platforms in the United States. Its product pipeline comprises drug candidates in therapeutic areas comprising oncology, pain, anti-infectives, and immunology.
ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE)’s shares dropped -2.68% to $35.19.
ONEOK, Inc. (OKE) declared that it has priced an offering to sell $500 million of 7.50 percent senior notes due 2023. The notes will be issued under ONEOK’s existing shelf registration statement formerly filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated expenses, are predictable to be about $487.1 million. ONEOK anticipates to use the proceeds and cash on hand to purchase additional common units from ONEOK Partners, L.P. (OKS) in a private placement. Funds managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. also will purchase $100 million of common units from ONEOK Partners conpresently with ONEOK’s purchase.
ONEOK, Inc., through its general partner interests in ONEOK Partners, L.P., engages in the gathering, processing, storage, and transportation of natural gas in the United States. The company gathers, treats, fractionates, stores, and transports natural gas liquids (NGL), in addition to owns natural gas liquids gathering and distribution pipelines, natural gas liquids distribution and refined petroleum products pipelines, and terminal and storage facilities; and owns and operates interstate and intrastate regulated natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas storage facilities, in addition to stores and distributes NGL products to petrochemical manufacturers, heating fuel users, ethanol producers, refineries, and propane distributors. It also owns and operates a parking garage in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma; and leases excess office space to others.
At the end of Friday’s trade, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ADR) (NYSE:ASX)‘s shares surged 2.43% to $5.48.
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASX) the world’s largest independent provider of packaging and testing services, recently stated unaudited net revenues[1] of NT$70,222 million for the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15), up by 20% year-over-year and up by 9% sequentially. Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent for the quarter totaled NT$3,652 million, down from a net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$5,106 million in 2Q14 and down from a net income attributable to shareholders of the parent of NT$4,469 million in 1Q15. Basic earnings per share for the quarter were NT$0.48 (or US$0.077 per ADS), contrast to basic earnings per share of NT$0.66 for 2Q14 and NT$0.58 for 1Q15. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were NT$0.43 (or US$0.070 per ADS), contrast to diluted earnings per share of NT$0.65 for 2Q14 and NT$0.56 for 1Q15.
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. provides semiconductor packaging and testing services in the United States, Taiwan, Asia, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Packaging, Testing, and Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) segments.
3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), ended its Friday’s trading session with 0.16% gain, and closed at $12.81.
3D Systems (DDD) declared the immediate availability of its new generation of 3DMe(R) Photobooth, which brings the full 3DMe experience to retail spaces and events. Always a popular attraction at events around the country, this revamped version comprises an attractive user interface and is fine-tuned for easier point-of-sale, revenue reporting, and user experience.
3DMe Photobooth uses 3D imaging technology to capture an instant, photo-realistic facial image. Users can put their face on seasonal and branded collections of customizable 3DMe figurines, counting characters from “Ghostbusters” and “Walking Dead.” Utilizing Photobooth’s state-of-the-art technology, users can play animations of their personalized character, social share and order 3D-printed full color figurines—all within minutes from the Photobooth kiosk.
For owners, the latest version of 3DMe Photobooth adds upon the kiosk’s consumer popularity, integrating improved operating features that make it even easier to maintain and operate. A new point-of-sale (POS) system allows onsite purchasing with a credit card reader, and comprised of revenue tracking systems assist owners pinpoint trends. Even the shipping and packing of the unit are streamlined. In minutes, after unpacking the 3DMe Photobooth, vendors can be attracting customers and generating revenue.
3D Systems Corporation, through its auxiliaries, operates as a provider of 3D printing centric design-to-manufacturing solutions in the Americas, Germany, and the Asia-Pacific, in addition to other European, the Middle East, and African countries. The company’s 3D printers transform data input from the format generated by 3D design software, CAD software, or 3D scanning and sculpting devices to printed parts using integrated, engineered plastic, metal, nylon, rubber, wax, and composite print materials. It offers stereolithography, selective laser sintering, direct metal, multi-jet, color jet, and film transfer imaging printers, in addition to plastic jet printing 3D printers.
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