GenVec, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNVC) increased 20.69% to $2.10 in the pre-market session after GenVec, Inc. announced that it has entered into a research collaboration and license agreement. GenVec and Novartis will collaborate to discover and develop treatments for hearing loss and balance disorders. GNVC made a new 52-week high at $1.99. In the last six months, GNVC gained over 148%.
Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST) climbed 5.78% to $4.94 in the pre-market session. Netlist today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued two additional patents related to new hypercloud technology. In the previous trading session, NLST closed at $4.67. NLST surged over 1450% in the last year period.
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ: BLDP) jumped 10.34% to $2.56 in the pre-market session. Ballard Power Systems yesterday announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in Denmark-based Dantherm Power, collaborating with co-investors Danfoss A/S and Dantherm A/S. The 52-week trading range for BLDP is $0.85 - $3.25. BLDP closed at $2.32 in the last trading session.
Cardica, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDC) moved up 7.04% to $2.13 in the pre-market session. Cardica today announced that the Department of Precision Engineering in conjunction with the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Tokyo will begin development of an Intelligent Surgical Instrument cardiac surgery robot. The 52-week trading range for CRDC is $1.00 - $4.27. CRDC closed at $1.99 in the previous trading session. CRDC gained over 50% in the last six months.
Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) surged 6.36% to $12.37 in the pre-market session. Ciena was today upgraded by Credit Suisse to Outperform from Neutral. In the last trading session, Ciena closed at $11.63. The 52-week trading range for CIEN is $4.98 - $16.64. Ciena climbed over 15% in the last six months.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) climbed 3.78% to $33.81 in the pre-market session. Veeco Instruments today announced the introduction of the TurboDisc K465i gallium nitride Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition System for the production of high-brightness light-emitting diodes. Veeco Instruments closed at $32.58 in the last trading session. In the last year period, VECO gained over 440%.
