City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 10/26/2007 - Biotechnology industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) recently introduced a 12-sample Infinium DNA Methylation BeadChip for use in epigenetic research. With this new high-density solution, researchers can assay approximately 27,000 CpG sites per sample, covering more than 14,000 well-annotated genes with single CpG resolution. Content for this panel was derived from genes described in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Consensus Coding Sequence (CCDS) Database, and features a core set of protein-coding regions that are consistently annotated and of high quality.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) recently announced the establishment of a stock trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on October 23, 2007 by Paul Berg, PhD, a member of Gileads Board of Directors. Commencing in February 2008, Dr. Bergs plan provides for the exercise and sale of up to 13,450 vested stock options per calendar month through November 2008. Dr. Bergs existing Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is scheduled to expire in February 2008.

ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL), a leader in the development and commercialization of novel cancer therapeutics, recently announced its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007. Global net sales of ERBITUX® for the third quarter of 2007 were $351.4 million, compared to $284.8 million in the third quarter of 2006, an increase of 23%.

Emergency Disaster Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of U.S. BioDefense, Inc. (OTCBB: UBDE), recently attended "The 2nd Annual National Emergency Preparedness Conference." The conference was held at the Capital Christian Conference Center and Disaster Exercise Location, Sacramento, CA. Attendees included people with volunteerism and emergency readiness: volunteers, emergency responders, program coordinators, community organizers, emergency management administrators, and government agencies.

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