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style="background-color: whitesmoke;"> <br /> <td style="width: 175px; background-color: White;"><b>Date</b></td> <td style="width: 70px; background-color: White;"><b>Publication</b></td> <td style="width: 660px; background-color: White;"><b>Title</b></td> <tr valign="bottom"> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="30" align="left"><p>December 24, 2008</p></td> <td style="width: 250px;"><p>Daily Mail</p></td> <td id=Td11><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1101086/CITY-FOCUS-2008--The-great-credit-boom-finally-goes-bust.html" target=_blank>CITY FOCUS: 2008 - The great credit boom finally goes bust </a></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="30" align="left"><p>December 24, 2008</p></td> <td style="width: 250px;"><p>This Is Money, UK</p></td> <td id=Td12><a href="http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/columnists/article.html?in_article_id=462170&in_page_id=19&in_author_id=1822&position=moretopstories" target=_blank>Midas Extra share tips: Year in review</a></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="30" align="left"><p>December 23, 2008</p></td> <td style="width: 250px;"><p>City A.M.</p></td> <td id=Td10><a href="http://www.cityam.com/index.php?news=27262" target=_blank>2008 Winners: we salute the few!</a></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="30" align="left"><p>December 1, 2008</p></td> <td style="width: 250px;"><p>Genetic Engineering News</p></td> <td id=Td9><a href="http://www.genengnews.com/articles/chtitem.aspx?tid=2706" target=_blank>Sourcing Well-Characterized Biospecimens </a></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="30" align="left"><p>November 19, 2008</p></td> <td style="width: 250px;"><p>This Is Money, UK</p></td> <td id=Td13><a href="../../../investors/publishednews/2008/11192008.htm" target=_blank>Any company that can raise cash in this market...</a></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="30" align="left"><p>October, 2008</p></td> <td style="width: 250px;"><p>Drug Discovery News</p></td> <td id=Td7><a href="http://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/index.php?newsarticle=2494" target=_blank>The eyes have it in Asterand-Allergan deal</a></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="30" align="left"><p>September 6, 2008</p></td> <td style="width: 250px;"><p>Financial Times</p></td> <td id=Td6><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da9d51f4-7baa-11dd-b839-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1" target=_blank>Deal gives sample supplier a body boost</a></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="30" align="left"><p>August 28, 2008</p></td> <td style="width: 250px;"><p>Business Weekly UK</p></td> <td id=Td5><a href="http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/2008082832407/life-sciences/eyes-have-it-as-asterand-wraps-up-lucrative-off-core-deal.html" target=_blank>Eyes have it as Asterand wraps up lucrative off-core deal</a></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="30" align="left"><p>August 27, 2008</p></td> <td style="width: 250px;"><p>Hemscott</p></td> <td id=Td4><a href="http://www.hemscott.com/news/static/tfn/item.do?newsId=66179006263247" target=_blank>Asterand enters exclusive license agreement with Allergan for eye treatments</a></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="30" align="left"><p>July 17, 2008</p></td> <td style="width: 250px;"><p>Business Weekly UK</p></td> <td id=Td8><a href="../../../investors/publishednews/2008/BWK023 (2).pdf" target=_blank>Asterand  human tissues and services to support oncology research</a></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="30" align="left"><p>April 9, 2008</p></td> <td style="width: 250px;"><p>Financial Times</p></td> <td id=Td3><a href="../../../investors/publishednews/2008/FT Prelims 9APR08.pdf" target=_blank>Asterand 2007 Preliminary Results</a></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="30" align="left"><p>April 6, 2008</p></td> <td style="width: 250px;"><p>Detroit Free Press</p></td> <td id=Td2><a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080406/BUSINESS06/804060672" 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