Stratagene Announces New National Market Listing.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers LA JOLLA La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2004 Stratagene Corp. (Nasdaq:STGN), a leader in the development of clinical diagnostic instrument systems and reagents, and innovative technologies that enhance gene discovery and biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. target identification, today announced that following the successful completion of the merger of Hycor Biomedical and Stratagene, which closed on June 2, 2004, the company has satisfied the NASDAQ National Market's initial listing requirements Listing requirements Requirements, including minimum shares outstanding, market value, and income, that are laid down by an exchange for any stock to be listed for trading. and the company's common stock will begin trading on the NASDAQ National Market under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors "STGN." Trading will begin at market open, June 3, 2004. In addition, Stratagene will release financial results for Stratagene's operations after market close on June 10, 2004 and will conduct a conference call the morning of June 11, 2004. Specific details on the conference call will be announced next week. Hycor Biomedical separately released its financial results on April 27, 2004. About Stratagene Corp. Stratagene is a leader in developing, marketing and manufacturing innovative life science consumables, instrumentation, and diagnostic products for a variety of human medical conditions. The company's life science research operations support advances in science by inventing, manufacturing and distributing products that simplify, accelerate and improve research. These products are used throughout the academic, industrial, and government research sectors in fields spanning molecular biology molecular biology, scientific study of the molecular basis of life processes, including cellular respiration, excretion, and reproduction. The term molecular biology was coined in 1938 by Warren Weaver, then director of the natural sciences program at the Rockefeller , genomics, proteomics, drug discovery and toxicology. The company's diagnostic operations develop and manufacture products including high-quality automated instrument and reagent systems that use blood samples to test for more than 1,000 different allergies and autoimmune disorders Autoimmune Disorders Definition Autoimmune disorders are conditions in which a person's immune system attacks the body's own cells, causing tissue destruction. and urinalysis controls. More information is available at http://www.stratagene.com. |
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