BioDelivery Sciences International

(NASDAQ:BDSI)

Continuing with the trend of pre-FDA decision BioPharma companies, StocksHaven Investments takes a closer look at BDSI which hopes it’s product Onsolis will strive past approval and make its way onto shelves world-wide.

About BDSI: BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company that is utilizing licensed and owned drug delivery technologies to develop and commercialize, either on its own or in partnerships with third parties, significant new formulations of proven therapeutics. Utilizing its drug delivery technologies, the Company is developing formulations of pharmaceuticals aimed at acute (short term) conditions occurring in patients, mostly notably in the areas of pain and fungal infections.

Onsolis: BDSI®’s first application of the lead BEMA™ technology is Onsolis™ (fentanyl buccal soluble film). Onsolis™ utilizes the BioErodible MucoAdhesive (BEMA®) drug delivery technology, which consists of a small, bioerodible polymer

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Confidence among U.S. consumers jumped in May by the most in six years, fueling speculation the economy will recover later this year.

The U.S. Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) is an indicator designed to measure consumer confidence, which is defined as the degree of optimism on the state of the economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and spending. Global consumer confidence is not measured. Country by country analysis indicates huge variance around the globe. In an interconnected global economy, tracking international consumer confidence is a lead indicator of economic trends.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™, which had improved considerably in April, posted another large gain in May. The Index now stands at 54.9 (1985=100), up from 40.8 in April. The Present Situation Index increased to 28.9 from 25.5 last month. The Expectations Index rose to 72.3 from 51.0

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Chinese sports products giant Li Ning has published its financial report for 2008, which states that due to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the company made total revenues of CNY6.69 billion in 2008, a year-on-year increase of 53.8%. The company said its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increased by 57% to CNY1.07 billion. Of [...]