Saturday, 23 August 2008

Clinical Data Published In 'Science' Show Tumor Regressions In Relapsed Lymphoma Patients Treated With T Cell Engaging BiTE Antibody Blinatumomab

�Micromet, Inc.
(Nasdaq: MITI), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, proprietary
antibodies for the of MT203, a human
antibody neutralizing the activeness of granulocyte/macrophage colony
stimulating factor (GM-CSF), which has potential applications in the
treatment of various rabble-rousing and autoimmune diseases, such as
rheumy arthritis, psoriasis, or multiple sclerosis.

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risks and uncertainties that could cause existent results to be materially
different from historical results or from any future results expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements admit statements regarding the efficaciousness, safety and intended
utilization of our product candidates, the development of our BiTE antibody
technology, the conduct, timing and results of succeeding clinical trials,
expectations of the future expansion of our product pipeline and
collaborations, and our plans regarding future presentations of clinical
data. You ar urged to consider statements that include the words
"ongoing," "whitethorn," "will," "believes," "potential," "expects," "plans,"
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results to dissent materially from any succeeding results expressed or implied
by any forward-looking statements include the risk that product candidates
that appeared promising in early research, preclinical studies or clinical
trials do not attest safety and/or efficacy in subsequent clinical
trials, the risk that encouraging results from early research, preclinical
studies or clinical trials may non be confirmed upon further analysis of
the elaborate results of such research, preclinical survey or clinical trial,
the risk that additional info relating to the safety, efficacy or
tolerability of our product candidates may be discovered upon further
analysis of preclinical or clinical trial run data, the risk that we or our
collaborators will non obtain blessing to grocery store our product candidates,
the risks associated with reliance on outside financing to meet capital
requirements, and the risks associated with reliance on collaborators,
including MedImmune, Merck Serono, TRACON and Nycomed, for the funding or
conduct of further development and commercialisation activities relating to
our product candidates. These factors and others are more fully discussed
in Micromet's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year terminated December
31, 2007, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2008, as well as other filings by
the company with the SEC.



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Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, as such, speak only as of the escort
made. Micromet, Inc. undertakes no indebtedness to publicly update whatsoever
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of novel information, future
events or otherwise.


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Wednesday, 13 August 2008

"Virgin" actor Malil charged in stabbing

LOS ANGELES � A veteran worker best known for his performance in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" was charged with attempted murder Tuesday after police aforementioned he stabbed his sometime girlfriend more than 20 times.



Shelley Malil, 43, of Los Angeles, was detained Monday nighttime as exited an Amtrak train in Oceanside, 35 miles second Earl of Guilford of San Diego, where he traveled to converge with his attorney before surrendering to police, according to a statement from Lt. Phil Brust of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.



Malil, who remained in custody in lieu of $2 million bail, was charged with attempted murder with special fate of forethought, causing great bodily injury and using a virulent weapon, aforesaid Deputy District Attorney Steven Carver.



Malil was to be arraigned today in Vista, north of San Diego, said Paul Levikow, a spokesman for the San Diego County District Attorney's office.



He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted on all counts.



Brust's statement aforementioned: "Malil and the victim had ostensibly been in a dating relationship which recently ended."



Police were summoned to an inland San Diego County residence when neighbors reported hearing glass breaking and a cleaning lady screaming.



Authorities identified the victim as Kendra Beebe. According to her Facebook thomas Nelson Page, she is a 35-year-old mother of two wHO works as an insurance broker in Carlsbad, a suburb.



She was listed in critical condition Monday, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Department, which had no update on her condition Tuesday.



Authorities said deuce children, ages 2 and 4, were found sleeping in the home.



Malil's lawyer declined to comment.



Malil played Haziz, one of star Steve Carell's co-workers at an electronics store in the "The 40-Year-Old-Virgin," and appeared on dozens of TV shows, including "NYPD Blue" and "Scrubs."



Material from The Associated Press is included in this report.










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Wednesday, 6 August 2008

'Devil' writer to pen 'The Ivy Chronicles'

Single-mom fib stars Sarah Jessica Parker





NEW YORK -- The Sarah Jessica Parker vehicle "The Ivy Chronicles" is acquiring a piffling more devilish.

Warner Bros. has attached Aline Brosh McKenna, the author of Fox 2000's "The Devil Wears Prada," to pen the script for the single-mom tale.

Parker joined the dramatic comedy utmost month. The plot centers on an upper-middle-class New York