PALO ALTO, Calif.----St. Lawrence Energy Corp., a reusable energy and technology company, announced today that it is seeking funding through a major investment banking firm. This funding will be used to finance the operations and the R&D efforts with NASA. “It is now exciting to see interest from the investment banking sector, as we accelerate our movement to become a fully operating company in the alternative energy and technology market.

SAN DIEGO----Ardea Biosciences, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors to raise approximately $30.6 million from the private placement of 2,737,336 newly issued shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase 684,332 shares of common stock at a total purchase price of approximately $11.17 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase 0.25 shares of common stock.

WASHINGTON----Low-interest disaster loans are available in Maine to small businesses, and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes affected by the fire in Piscataquis County on September 14, 2008, U.S.

CULBERTSON, Mont.----GreenShift Corporation today announced that it has received a grant award of $375,000 to further the development of GreenShift’s patented and patent-pending algae bioreactor.

BOULDER, Colo.----Array BioPharma Inc. today announced that it has received its second draw of $40 million from Deerfield Management, a leading healthcare investment organization and one of Array’s largest shareholders.