Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ALGN) reported awards of $160,000 in new funding to four universities in North America and four universities internationally, and $60,000 in renewals for a total of $220,000 in scientific research funding for projects seeking to better understand orthodontic treatment with clear aligners.

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CRWE Tube (www.crwetube.com), a video sharing site of CRWE, allows billions of people around the world to upload, watch and share original videos.

Today, video is a must-have for e-businesses concerned with SEO (search-engine optimization), conversion rates, and brand identification?essentially any company with an online presence and intent to succeed.

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Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (Nasdaq:HRZN), a leading specialty finance company that provides secured loans to venture capital and private equity backed development-stage companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and clean-tech industries, reported that Robert D. Pomeroy, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Christopher M. Mathieu, Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present and participate in one-on-one investor meetings at the Wells Fargo Securities 2012 Specialty Finance Symposium.

The conference will be held at The Waldorf=Astoria in New York, with the presentation at 11:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

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Now that Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) has achieved earnings stability in recent years, the company is looking toward earnings growth. "Accelerate, Innovate, Cultivate" is the company's strategy to grow its business, Donnie Smith, Tyson's president and chief executive officer, today told investors at the BMO Capital Markets 2012 Farm to Market Conference. Dennis Leatherby, executive vice president and chief financial officer, also represented Tyson at the conference.

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