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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Biopharmaceutical Stock Omeros (NASDAQ: OMER) Trades up over 30% on News

Point Roberts, WA - January 10, 2012 - Investorideas.com, an investor research portal specializing in sector research including biotech and pharma stocks, issues a trading alert for Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ: OMER). The stock is trading at $5.85, up 1.38 (30.87%) 2:31PM with a high of $5.90 following news it has identified compounds that interact selectively with each of GPR25, GPR32, GPR80, GPR135 and MAS1, bringing the total number of orphan G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) unlocked by Omeros to 23, representing 30 percent of the Class A orphan GPCRs.
The Company went on to report, "To date, the number of orphans unlocked by Omeros for drug development equals half of the total number of GPCRs currently targeted by more than 30 percent of all marketed drugs. There are approximately 120 orphan GPCRs and Omeros expects to unlock a large percentage of them, focusing first on Class A orphan GPCRs."
The stock has a 52-week range of $3.16 -$ 8.41.
Investorideas.com Newswire About Omeros Corporation
Omeros is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing products targeting inflammation, coagulopathies and disorders of the central nervous system. The Company's most clinically advanced product candidates are derived from its proprietary PharmacoSurgery� platform designed to improve clinical outcomes of patients undergoing a wide range of surgical and medical procedures. Omeros has four ongoing clinical development programs. Omeros may also have the near-term capability, through its GPCR program, to add a large number of new drug targets and their corresponding compounds to the market. Behind its clinical candidates and GPCR platform, Omeros is building a diverse pipeline of protein and small-molecule preclinical programs targeting inflammation, coagulopathies and central nervous system disorders.
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