Nagakura is currently Director of transcosmos inc. (TSE: 9715) (“TCI”), a leading Japanese business process-outsourcing firm. His appointment will fulfill a condition of the strategic relationship that PFSweb and TCI entered into on May 15, 2013, which states that a TCI representative will sit on PFSweb’s Board.

“Adding Mr. Nagakura to the Board is an important step in building and maximizing our relationship with transcosmos,” commented Mike Willoughby, CEO of PFSweb. “His presence will help us execute on our goal to become a truly global end-to-end multi-channel eCommerce service provider. By combining our iCommerce solution with TCI’s market capabilities, we will not only create opportunities for PFSweb clients to enter the fast-growing Asian market, but also drive revenue growth by providing eCommerce services for Asian companies looking to expand into the U.S and Europe.”

Nagakura brings over 15 years of experience investing in and advising technology companies to TCI’s Silicon Valley office. His resume includes companies such as RealNetworks, Brightcove, and AskJeeves. Most recently Nagakura held a position for ten years at Recruit Co. Ltd., a marketing services, internet media, and publishing company. Additionally Nagakura serves on the Board of Directors of Merlin Information Systems, Ltd., and Become, Inc., a leader in e-commerce and online comparison-shopping. He graduated from Sophia University in Tokyo with a B.A. in International Studies in 1986.

PFSweb is currently engaged by iconic brands to help enable and manage customized eCommerce initiatives. To learn more about PFSweb, please visit: www.PFSweb.com

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately a quarter of all deaths that occur in the U.S. are directly linked to cardiovascular disease, taking some 600,000 people each year. It’s the leading cause of death for both men and women. In addition, coronary heart disease costs the U.S. over $100 billion annually. And yet it is reported that only 27% of people polled were aware of all the major symptoms of a heart attack and knew to call 911. It’s not surprising that almost half of sudden cardiac deaths occur outside the hospital.

That’s why FluoroPharma’s tracer agents are so important and could make such a big difference. Specifically, the company has developed three different products for detecting conditions that can lead to heart attack, conditions that may not present any symptoms. BFPET is designed to reveal cardiovascular blood flow in combination with stress testing. CardioPET is designed to detect regions of fatty acid uptake for the diagnosis of CAD in patients unable to undergo stress testing. And VasoPET detects inflamed plaques, which are the plaques most likely to rupture and cause a heart attack or sudden death.

FluoroPharma is also developing AZPET, designed to help image amyloid deposits, valuable in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and for researchers. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 5 million Americans are already living with the disease, a number that is expected to grow dramatically as the population ages. Alzheimer’s costs the nation over $200 billion, a number that could grow to $1.2 trillion by 2050 if something isn’t done.

For more information, visit www.FluoroPharma.com

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On May 24, 2013, PacSun unveiled its new pop-up shop at 583 Broadway, located in New York’s SoHo district. The pop-up shop will be open from Memorial weekend through Labor Day, featuring the apparel retailer’s most prominent men’s and women’s brands in new and creative ways. Throughout the summer, the pop-up shop will host special events, beginning with live, in-store DJ performances from May 25-27 as part of its grand opening activities this coming weekend.

“We are excited about opening our first-ever pop-up store right in the heart of SoHo on Broadway in lower Manhattan,” said PacSun CEO Gary Schoenfeld. “Our primary objective is to bring the best of PacSun and showcase the best of our industry at one of the world’s most influential fashion and shopping destinations.”

At more than 10,000 square feet, the dual-level store greatly surpasses PacSun’s usual footprint and includes expansive selling space and distinct merchandising assortments that will showcase many of the company’s key branded partners, including Nike, Hurley, Vans, Diamond Supply Co., Modern Amusement, Beats by Dr. Dre, Brandy Melville, and PacSun’s exclusive collaboration with Kendall & Kylie Jenner.

The pop-up retail space boasts a custom design, fusing New York City Elements with PacSun’s California roots and “Golden State of Mind” brand essence. Upon entering the space, shoppers will be transported to a place where brands and fashion are a celebrated experience, in an atmosphere where Death Valley meets New York skylines. An edited array of additional brands will also be featured, including RVCA, Volcom, Crooks & Castles, Neff, Young & Restless, Us Versus Them, Stance, Rook Billabong, Roxy and Bullhead Denim Co. The men’s and women’s departments will each feature a shop that houses new and exclusive brand offerings, which will rotate every two weeks.

For more information about PacSun and its new New York pop-up shop, visit www.PacSun.com

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All proceeds from the golf tournament benefit the scholarship fund, which provides tuition assistance to hardworking employees and their family members whose academic performance points to continued success. Candidates are evaluated not only based on academic records and test scores, but also extracurricular activities, volunteer work, work history, ability to communicate, recommendations, and financial need. Since its commencement in 1990, the Madge Marmaduke Scholarship Fund has awarded 175 four-year scholarships totaling over $1,000,000.

Hastings Entertainment currently operates 134 stores and three concept stores: Sun Adventure Sports in both Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, and TRADESMART in Littleton, Colorado. Hastings offers new and used books, videos, video games, and CDs, as well as trends and consumer electronics merchandise. The company also runs www.goHastings.com, an e-commerce website that makes offers new and used entertainment products and unique, contemporary gifts and toys.

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“We needed to deliver a comprehensive networking and professional development environment to our members,” commented Heidi Mares, ACP as Director of Public Relations at SDPA. “Velocity Local was instrumental in helping us achieve that goal with their straightforward and cost-efficient managed service platform complete with mobile accessibility and professional social media engagement. Our top priority is our members and the board feels that this new image and connection will show that SDPA cares.”

A non-profit organization, SDPA connects with the legal profession through educating, promoting, and strengthening. LiveDeal has confirmed that Velocity Local will help advance the organization’s mission by seamlessly managing its internet marketing efforts while simultaneously extending SDPA’s capabilities with creative web designers, social media strategists, copywriters, and app programmers. Velocity Local will dedicate one project manager to orchestrate each function.

SDPA is currently developing a mobile app which will provide its members with Google mapping to hosted events, click-to-call access to member services, and social media integration. Velocity Local plans to further introduce and administer the organization’s social media network including its Facebook (FB), Twitter, Google Plus, and LinkedIn presence.

“We’re thrilled to be the provider of choice for SDPA’s evolving Internet marketing needs,” said Vanessa Luna, Director of Business Development at Velocity Local. “The new unified campaign is designed to enhance member connectivity, knowledge sharing, and professional networking.”

For more information on Velocity Local, visit www.velocitylocal.com

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“With the Meru WLAN system we have installed a solution that really meets our needs — particularly with regard to heterogeneity and user density,” said Guido Lokietek, head of the IT department at CBS. “As a result of the faster distribution of new policies, network management has also become easier. In addition, the monitoring feature provides us with a detailed insight into the wireless network load by means of information such as throughput and number of users.”

Currently supported by system integrator AXIANS, CBS was seeking a new wireless system to replace its existing system, which had begun to produce congestion and slow transmission speeds due to technical limitations. The IT department at CBS staged a test to determine the optimum platform for its next wireless network. The test consisted of 80 people in the college’s largest auditorium downloading a two gigabyte file on their end devices at the same time. The test concluded that the MEG WLAN platform from Meru was the best solution.

Visitors to CBS also benefit from the new wireless solution, as Meru’s Identity Manager Guest Connect guest access solution enables quick and easy onboarding for them and their devices. The feature also allows IT staff to focus on other items, as guest access no longer has to be manually set up via Microsoft Active Directory.

Meru’s MEG platform is designed to solve colleges’ and universities’ BYOD issues and support their uninterrupted learning applications.

“Innovative colleges and universities such as Cologne Business School are increasingly looking to Meru’s MEG platform to help them address device density and traffic growth,” said Sarosh Vesuna, vice president and general manager of the education business unit at Meru. “Wi-Fi capacity challenges have become extremely common in higher education, and we continue to optimize our offering to help universities address them.”

For further information, visit www.merunetworks.com

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In the newly published blog, Dr. Ashton elaborates on the age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and chronic diabetic macular edema (DME) markets, as well as competitors in the space. He also provides an overview of recent news relating to the company’s ILUVIEN, which is a sustained-release insert that has been approved in Europe for chronic DME. Ashton further explains the company’s profit split with ILUVIEN’s licensee, Alimera Sciences.

In addition to enabling upper-tier management to discuss issues of importance to their stakeholders, shareholders, and other interested parties, TheChairmansBlog.com features articles on such topics as finance, technology, health and energy, which have been contributed by staff and aggregate partners. The site additionally provides updated market trends, news and information.

Headquartered in Watertown, Mass., pSivida Corp. specializes in the development of tiny, sustained-release drug delivery products that are designed to release drugs at a controlled and steady rate over the course of months or years. The company is presently focused on treating chronic diseases of the back of the eye, utilizing Durasert and BioSilicon, its core technology systems. The company also has two FDA-approved products, Vitrasert and Retisert, which are licensed to Bausch & Lomb. pSivida has licensed ILUVIEN for DME to Alimera Sciences, and that product has been granted marketing authorization in Austria, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

The company additionally has clinical trials ongoing for the treatment of posterior uveitis and glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Other technologies the company has in development include protein and antibody delivery systems, which are in early clinical stages. For more information, visit www.pSivida.com

To read Dr. Paul Ashton’s full blog post, visit www.TheChairmansBlog.com

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Extensive USGS data has confirmed estimates of the Bear Lodge site potential, making it one of the biggest deposits of disseminated rare-earth elements in all of North America and there is some good gold and copper mineralization here as well. The plan of operations provides a comprehensive blueprint outlining affected areas and the anticipated environmental protection requirements, in addition to a detail run-down of the proposed operations and the plan will be available on the Rare Element Resources website as early as this June 1.

COO of REE, Jaye Pickarts, happily noted that today’s announcement clears the way for the next phase of development at Bear Lodge and made sure to thank the Bear Lodge District Forest Service, as well as U.S. Forest Service officials (whose job it is to ensure NEPA process compliance), for their efforts in carefully reviewing the proposed plan. The plan packs in all of the laborious environmental/engineering work done thus far on Bear Lodge and REE is set up really nicely here for the upcoming EIS (environmental impact statement), which will form a major part of the NEPA process.

Pickarts pledged that REE will continue to fully support the NEPA process moving forward with all the technical help they are able to assemble and he then doubled-down on REE’s commitment to assisting Forest Service personnel, as well as other state and federal agencies as the project advances.

President and CEO of REE, Randall Scott, called today’s announcement a major environmental and project milestone, tipping his hat to investors about how fortunate REE is to have a lock on this exceptional resource site in the mining-friendly state of Wyoming. Scott pointed to superb logistics, existing infrastructure, and the rich pool of talented personnel available in northeast Wyoming as positive leading indicators of developmental success, underscoring the diligent engagement of state officials, business leaders, and area residents by the company, all of whom Scott was confident understood the vast benefits of properly executed natural resource development like this.

Bear Lodge has a bunch of the critical rare earths we need to fuel the domestic economy in coming decades and with the global market supply for rare earths increasingly scarce, as more hands chase fewer inputs, the project is also of strategic importance for the U.S. economy as a whole. Electronics of every sort, fiber optics, hybrid cars, solar panels, and a variety of other high-tech applications are generating unprecedented global demand for rare earths, especially the rarer kinds available in abundance at Bear Lodge and it is reassuring to know that permitting and feasibility are already well underway.

To learn more about Rare Element Resources, visit www.RareElementResources.com

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The company reported today that Marvin Samson has been elected to its Board of Directors by shareholders at the annual shareholder meeting. He is an expert in injectable manufacturing and delivery systems, which is a big part of Antares Pharma’s business. Samson was formerly the group vice-president – worldwide of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. He has served as CEO and member of the Board at Sicor and was also a founder and CEO of Elkins-Sinn and Marsam Pharmaceuticals.

Additionally, Samson is the founder and CEO of Samson Medical Technologies, a privately-held company providing hospital and alternative site pharmacists with injectable drug delivery systems and programs. He is also Chairman of the Board of JHP Pharmaceuticals and serves on the Board of Directors of Flynn Pharma, NanoPass Technologies, and Emcure Pharmaceuticals. In the past, he served as Chairman of Endo Pharmaceuticals. Samson also holds five patents pertaining to pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Antares’ management is enthused to have Mr. Samson aboard. The company’s CEO, Paul K. Wotton, Ph.D., said, “His extensive commercial expertise in injectable manufacturing and delivery systems will be invaluable as we launch new products and add to an already exciting pipeline. The company’s chairman, Leonard S. Jacob, M.D., Ph.D., added “His broad expertise in all aspects of our business will be an important asset to us as we prepare to launch OTREXUP early next year.” OTREXUP is a combination product for the delivery of methotrexate using its Medi-Jet technology for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

For further information about Antares Pharma, its technologies, and product pipeline, please visit www.antarespharma.com

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Academy Medical is a certified Veteran Owned Small Business, specializing in the distribution of medical products to Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense hospitals and community-based outpatient clinics. The company is the largest distributor of biologics on the Federal Supply Schedule, and the agreement covers the Veterans Administration (VA) healthcare system and military hospitals.

The VA operates the biggest integrated healthcare system in the country, providing care to over 6 million patients and backed up by a budget of more than $50 billion. Their hospital network of 152 major medical centers and 800 community-based outpatient clinics handles approximately 900,000 inpatient hospital admissions each year, and nearly 80 million outpatient visits. With many of the health issues treated involving some form of wound care, Excellagen’s cost effectiveness, ease of use, and ability to hasten wound healing, make it an ideal match.

Cardium CEO, Christopher Reinhardt, commented on how the agreement fits into Cardium’s overall strategic plan for Excellagen: “As the U.S. healthcare market continues to expand due to the aging population and with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, simpler-use and more cost-effective medical products like Excellagen have an opportunity to expand and grow within outcomes-oriented healthcare settings. Our agreement with Academy Medical expands Cardium’s tactical access and distribution capabilities for Excellagen as we advance forward with our planned U.S. strategic partnering activities. We are in discussions with potential strategic partners to establish representation, marketing and sales, or co-promotional arrangements along four U.S. vertical wound healing market channels: (1) podiatry, (2) wound care centers, hospitals, and long-term care facilities, (3) government medical service providers; and (4) dermatology.”

For additional information, visit www.CardiumTHX.com

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