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Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. (OREX) is in the Pharma Industry

Revenue
Dec 31 2007
$88.0K
Profit
Dec 31 2007
($57.7M)
Market Cap
Dec 03 2008
$190.7M

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  • Orexigen® Therapeutics Presents Data on Its Proprietary Formulation of Naltrexone Sustained Release Used in Contrave®

    - Improved Pharmacokinetic Characteristics of Naltrexone SR Associated with Better Tolerability in Clinical Trials - PHOENIX, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of obesity and other central nervous system-related disorders, today presented data showing the investigational drug, ContraveR...

    Articles 2008-10-06

  • Orexigen Therapeutics Announces Multiple Data Presentations at The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting

    -- Company Also Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences in October -- SAN DIEGO, Sept 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of obesity and other central nervous system-related disorders, today announced its active calendar of events for October 2008,...

    Articles 2008-09-29

  • Orexigen® Therapeutics to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

    SAN DIEGO -- Orexigen([R]) Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:OREX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of central nervous system disorders, including obesity, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the following upcoming investor conferences: Canaccord Adams Diabetes and Obesity ConferenceFriday, June 6, 2008, 1:20 P.M. Pacific timeHotel Nikko, San...

    Articles 2008-06-04

  • Orexigen® Therapeutics to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

    SAN DIEGO -- Orexigen([R]) Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:OREX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of central nervous system disorders, including obesity, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the following upcoming investor conferences: [TABLE OMITTED]The 7th Annual JMP Securities Research ConferenceWednesday, May 21, 2008, 12:30 PM Pacific timeThe...

    Articles 2008-05-05

  • OREXIGEN™ Therapeutics to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

    SAN DIEGO -- OrexigenTM Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:OREX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of central nervous system disorders, including obesity, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the following upcoming investor conferences: Cowen and Company Health Care ConferenceMarch 17, 2008 1:45 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Eastern TimeBoston...

    Articles 2008-03-12

  • Orexigen Therapeutics Inc

    Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. said underwriters exercised options to purchase an additional 326,435 shares of common stock in connection with its initial public offering Jan. 23 when it raised a net of nearly $76 million. Send any news of locally based public companies to Mike Allen at mallen@sdbj. com....

    Articles 2008-02-25

  • OREXIGEN™ Therapeutics to Present at Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Conference

    SAN DIEGO -- Orexigen[TM] Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:OREX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of central nervous system disorders, including obesity, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Conference. The conference is being held at the Grand Hyatt hotel...

    Articles 2008-01-31

  • Orexigen Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Its Follow-on Offering

    SAN DIEGO -- OrexigenTM Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OREX) today announced the public offering of 7,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $11.00 per share. All shares are being offered by Orexigen. In addition, Orexigen has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 1,050,000 shares to...

    Articles 2008-01-24

  • Orexigen Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Its Follow-on Offering.

    M2 PRESSWIRE-24 January 2008-bellwetherreport.com: Orexigen Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Its Follow-on OfferingC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24012008 Today Bellwether Report has identified OrexigenTM Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:OREX), a company that our analysts will be tracking over the ensuing weeks. They...

    Articles 2008-01-24

  • OREXIGEN™ Therapeutics to Present Data Supporting Novel, PreClinical Drug Combination for Schizophrenia

    --Presentation Scheduled at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, NEUROSCIENCE 2007 in San Diego-- SAN DIEGO -- Orexigen[TM] Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:OREX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of central nervous system disorders including obesity, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the Society for Neuroscience...

    Articles 2007-11-01

  • Local biotech execs fly to New York City to make some news

    A slew of local biotechnology executives left the shores of San Diego for New York City last week to attend the 14th anniversary of NewsMakers in the Biotech Industry. Among the many firms that planned to showcase their technologies at the Millennium Broadway Hotel on Sept. 6 were...

    Articles 2007-09-10

  • OREXIGEN™ Therapeutics to Present at the BioCentury NewsMakers in the Biotech Industry Conference

    SAN DIEGO -- Orexigen[TM] Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:OREX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of central nervous system disorders including obesity, today announced that Gary Tollefson, M.D., Ph.D., Orexigen's President and CEO, will present at the upcoming BioCentury NewsMakers in the Biotech Industry Conference on Thursday, September 6 at 11:25...

    Articles 2007-09-05

  • OREXIGEN PRESENTS CONTRAVE CLINICAL REVIEW AT CBI.

    Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OREX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of central nervous system CNS disorders including obesity, presented at The Center for Business Intelligence's CBI 3rd Annual Obesity Drug Development Summit. Ronald Landbloom, M.D., vice president of Medical and Regulatory Affairs at...

    Articles 2007-09-01

  • Orexigen Therapeutics Inc

    Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. has announced the appointment of Heather Turner as vice president and general counsel. Turner joins Orexigen from Conor Medsystems LLC, where she served as associate general counsel corporate...

    Articles 2007-07-30

  • Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc is Added to the Bellwether Watch list.

    M2 PRESSWIRE-25 June 2007-Biotech News: Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc is Added to the Bellwether Watch listC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25062007 Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc (NASDAQ:OREX) is Added to the Bellwether Watch list Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused ...

    Articles 2007-06-25

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  • Incorporated: 2002
  • CEO: Dr. Eckard Weber
  • Employees: 25

Orexigen Therapeutics is a development stage biopharmaceutical company that is focused on the development of pharmaceutical product candidates for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, with an initial focus on obesity. Co.'s key product candidates; Contrave™, which is in a Phase III clinical trial, and Empatic™, which is in a Phase IIb clinical trial, are targeted for obesity. Each of the product candidates is a combination of generic drugs. Co. systematically screens these drugs for synergistic CNS activity and combines them into new product candidates to address unmet medical needs and is patentable.

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Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. Company Info

Board of Directors

Dr. Eckard Weber

Chairman

Dr. Gary D. Tollefson Ph.D.

Mr. Louis C. Bock

Mr. Joseph S. Lacob

Mr. Brian H. Dovey

Dr. Michael F. Powell Ph.D.

Mr. Daniel K. Turner III

Contact Information

12481 High Bluff Drive

Suite 160

San Diego, CA

http://www.orexigen.com

858 436-8600

NAICS Code

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing: 325412
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