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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE: ENZ), a leading vertically integrated clinical lab, life sciences and therapeutic biotechnology company, announced today that Barry Weiner, President, and David Goldberg, Vice President, Corporate Development, will be presenting at the Lazard Capital Markets 6th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 3:40 PM at The St. Regis Hotel in New York, N.Y.

About Enzo

Enzo Biochem is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and licensing of innovative health care products and technologies based on molecular biology and genetic engineering techniques, and in providing diagnostic services to the medical community. Enzo's Life Sciences division develops, produces and markets proprietary labeling and detection products for gene sequencing, genetic analysis and immunological research among others. Its catalog of over 40,000 products serves the molecular biology, drug discovery and pathology research markets. The Company's therapeutic division is in various stages of clinical evaluation of its proprietary immune regulation medicines for uveitis and Crohn's disease and conducts pre-clinical research on several candidate compounds aimed at producing new mineral and organic bone, including technology that could provide therapy for osteoporosis and fractures, among other applications. Enzo's Clinical Labs division provides routine and esoteric reference laboratory services for physicians in the New York Metropolitan and New Jersey areas. Underpinning the Company's technology and operations is an extensive intellectual property estate in which Enzo owns or licenses over 230 patents worldwide, and has pending applications for over 200 more. For more information visit our website www.enzo.com.

Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this news release may be considered "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements include declarations regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and its management. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could materially affect actual results. The Company disclaims any obligations to update any forward-looking statement as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release.

    Source: Enzo Biochem, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/11/09 -- While American cleantech startups are competing for the $250,000.00 grand prize from the Cleantech Open business plan competition, forward-thinking entrepreneurs from around the world will face off for the Global Ideas Competition, a signature event for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, sponsored by Global Entrepreneurship Week. Both competitions will come to a close at the Cleantech Open Awards Gala in San Francisco on November 17. The Global Cleantech Open Ideas Competition aims to accelerate the discovery and development of groundbreaking cleantech solutions.

Each entrant will have five minutes to engage the audience as they pitch an innovative concept for technologies, products, marketing campaigns or systems that will solve large-scale energy and environmental issues. Gala attendees will vote for their favorite via text message to determine the winners. Prizes, designed to jump-start the fledgling companies, are valued at $100,000.

The Global Cleantech Open Ideas Competition looks to find 'big ideas' by working at a grassroots level and to support and foster those ideas. More informal than the current Cleantech Open business plan competition, the Global Cleantech Open Ideas Competition is open to entrants across the globe, even if they are only in beginning stages. Already confirmed are teams from Brazil, China, Denmark, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, and the United States.

Details:

2009 Cleantech Open Grand Expo & Awards Gala
Nob Hill Masonic Center
1111 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
November 17, 2009
10 am PT - 8pm PT
RSVP/REGISTRATION REQUIRED at www.cleantechopen.com

All Cleantech Open Green Card Holders receive free admission including Premier seating at the Awards Gala, as well as unlimited access to all the public Cleantech Open events. To sign up for a green card, visit http://www.cleantechopen.com/app.cgi/green_cards/signup. For more information or for general registration, visit http://www.cleantechopen.com

Journalists are encouraged to visit http://www.cleantechopenmedia.com/ for news and updates.

Relevant Web resources

Global Cleantech Open Ideas Competition website:
www.ideas.cleantechopen.com
Cleantech Open blog: www.cleantechopen.com/app.cgi/blog/
Cleantech Open on Facebook: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid%3D21709779424
Cleantech Open on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/companies/73589
Cleantech Open on Twitter: www.twitter.com/cleantechopen -- @cleantechopen
Global Entrepreneurship Week website: www.unleashingideas.org
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation website: www.kauffman.org

The Cleantech Open is made possible by the generous support provided by National Expansion Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Platinum Sponsor: PG&E; Gold Sponsors: Autodesk, The Cleantech Circle, Google, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas and Electric, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati; Silver Sponsors: Accretive Solutions and RoseRyan; and Program Sponsors: California Clean Energy Fund, Ernst and Young, and Korn/Ferry International.

The Cleantech Open is the world's largest cleantech business competition. It finds, funds, and fosters entrepreneurs with revolutionary ideas, technologies, and products that address today's most urgent energy, climate, and economic challenges. Through its one-of-a-kind annual business competition and mentorship program, the Cleantech Open has helped hundreds of clean technology startups bring their breakthrough ideas to fruition since 2006, helping alumni contestants raise over $125m and making thousands of green collar jobs possible. In addition to the original competition held in California, the 2009 Cleantech Open was expanded to include two new regions: the Rocky Mountain region, including Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming; and the Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Cleantech entrepreneurs will compete for a total of more than $1 million in prizes. Fueled by a network of over 400 volunteers and sponsors, the Cleantech Open unites the public and private sectors in a shared vision for making America's cleantech sector a thriving economic engine. Past alumni successes include Adura Technologies, Cool Earth Solar, Enverity, Federspiel Controls, GreenVolts, GroundSource GeoThermal, Lucid Design Group, Mission Motors, and Syncromatics. For more information, visit www.cleantechopen.com and follow @cleantechopen on Twitter.

About Global Entrepreneurship Week

With the goal to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity, Global Entrepreneurship Week will encourage youth to think big, turn their ideas into reality, and make their mark. From Nov. 16-22, 2009, millions of young people around the world will join a growing movement to generate new ideas and seek better ways of doing things. Tens of thousands of activities are being planned in dozens of countries. Global Entrepreneurship Week was founded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Make Your Mark campaign. For more information, visit www.unleashingideas.org and follow @unleashingideas on Twitter.

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Companies Present Results of Extensive Testing on New Workflows for Rapid Energy Modeling at Greenbuild Expo

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, and ICF International, the global professional services firm that studies climate change, have launched a study that posits a new technique to increase the energy efficiency of buildings, the world's biggest polluters.

The findings were outlined in a joint research report entitled "Rapid Energy Modeling for Existing Buildings: Testing the Business and Environmental Potential Through an Experiment at Autodesk" presented today at Greenbuild Expo.

"Buildings represent 40 percent of global energy consumption and are the linchpin to achieving climate stabilization in a cost-effective manner," said Lynelle Cameron, director of sustainability at Autodesk. "Rapid energy modeling has the potential to vastly accelerate the number of buildings that undergo energy assessment and subsequent upgrades."

"The majority of buildings globally will either be new or have undergone significant renovation over the next 30 years," said Emma Stewart, senior program lead for Autodesk's sustainability initiative. "As our built environment undergoes a massive reboot, Autodesk aims to provide the tools necessary for our customers. Autodesk Revit and Ecotect Analysis are examples of products leading the charge."

Autodesk and ICF worked together to interview leading architecture firms to better understand major obstacles to wide-scale green building retrofits. The study then applied rapid energy modeling techniques to six Autodesk facilities across three continents, comparing the modeling results with Autodesk's carbon footprint data and contrasting the workflow with traditional energy modeling and energy audit approaches.

The report concludes that rapid energy modeling can be a:

    --  Shortcut to estimating actual energy performance with a good level of
        accuracy;
    --  Screen for high-potential buildings for renewable energy generation and
        carbon reductions;
    --  Stepping stone between basic building benchmarking and detailed audits;
    --  Financial tool for identifying lucrative building upgrades;
    --  Driver of high-quality green jobs with highly transferable skills.

About ICF International

ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI) is a global professional services firm that addresses today's most complex management, technology, and policy challenges in four key markets: energy and climate change; environment and infrastructure; health, human services, and social programs; and homeland security and defense. Over 3,500 employees on four continents combine passion for their work with industry and technical expertise to protect and improve the quality of life.

For 30 years, ICF has provided a portfolio of strategy, analysis, advisory services, and implementation tools to clients in the building energy and climate space. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, utilities, municipal power authorities, U.S. federal government agencies, international and multinational organizations, energy enterprises, power developers, regulated transmission and distribution companies, energy traders and marketers, oil and gas companies, industry associations, investors, financial institutions, and regulators. ICF regularly performs detailed analytic studies to help its clients understand leading building industry trends and the value of a wide range of building modeling and analysis tools.

About Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc. is a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art software to help customers experience their ideas digitally before they are built. Fortune 100 companies -- as well as the last 14 Academy Award winners for Best Visual Effects -- use Autodesk software tools to design, visualize and simulate their ideas to save time and money, enhance quality, and foster innovation for competitive advantage. For additional information about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com.

Autodesk, AutoCAD, Ecotect, and Revit are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. Academy Award is a registered trademark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document. (C) 2009 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Source: Autodesk Inc.

CHICAGO, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Entrex announces today it has entered into an exclusive relationships with Sinova Capital Group Limited, a Hong Kong-based cross-border investment banking and alternative asset management firm with focus on Greater China Region, to establish an Entrex Capital Market System for Private Companies across the Greater China Region and the creation for a broad market based Entrex/Chinese Private Company Index.

Stephen H. Watkins, CEO of Entrex, suggests "It is an exciting time as we've demonstrated domestically to investors how TIGRcubs(TM) protect institutional investors' interest in a cross-section of private company investing... while separately offering a simple solution to company issuers with standardized and institutionalized documents with an optional trading platform for Institutional Investor liquidity."

Jack Day, Chairman & CEO of Sinova Capital Group and leader of the Chinese team says, "The opportunities to invest in fast-growing and profitable private businesses in Greater China Region and other parts of Asia is immense. Entrex's proven methodologies provide a much-needed capital market solution to the world's fastest growing region, which serves both private companies and their investors equally well by providing much-needed growth capital to a legion of well qualified private companies while providing global investors with superior risk-adjusted returns without the traditional complexities of GAAP accounting, dilutive valuation issues and liquidity event concerns."

The TIGRcub(TM) (Top-line Income Generation Rights Certificates) security structure debuted in the financial marketplace 12 months ago and now through our Entrex Chinese initiatives focus on a global scale. The security allows investors to realize current income and return of capital through a share of top-line gross revenues rather than by means of conventional debt structures.

TIGRcubs(TM) are particularly appealing to corporate issuers because they are non-dilutive to equity ownership, thereby allowing the company to retain its current ownership structure, and reduce the management and governance distractions often associated with private or venture equity transactions.

Watkins adds, "Now with approximately $200 Million in other TIGRcub(TM) transactions at various stages of closing, and nearly $1.5 Billion in the deal pipeline, a strong case is being made for this new asset class both domestically and for our global market partners."

ABOUT ENTREX INC:

Entrex is the place to find, research, track, manage and trade securities for entrepreneurial companies. Through the TIGRcub(TM) security structure, Investors and Issuers are brought together in a Capital Market System serving both private and public companies. TIGRcubs(TM) provide Investors with monthly income, liquidity and investment returns that aren't dependent on exit events, or exposed to the volatility of the equity capital markets--all while providing Issuers a non-dilutive capital solution with risk-adjusted pricing that simulate either debt or equity structures. www.entrex.net.

ABOUT SINOVA CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED:

Sinova Capital Group Limited is a Hong Kong-based investment banking and alternative asset management firm specializing in cross-border investment banking and corporate finance services. www.sinovacapitalgroup.com

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INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, Fla., Nov. 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Health Sciences Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HESG) would like to announce that in addition to finalizing a consulting agreement with Medical Marijuana, Inc. in its pursuit to enter the Medical Marijuana business it has also contacted several law firms in California and Colorado for purposes of licensing requirements for dispensaries.

Thomas Gaffney, Health Sciences CEO, states, "That in addition to entering into a consulting agreement with Medical Marijuana, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MJNA) we have contacted several law firms in Colorado and California pertaining to medical marijuana laws -- basically the requirements of licensing. We have all intentions of entering the world of medical marijuana in the near future. We have also been in contact with some operating dispensaries about possible acquisitions."

We would appreciate shareholder opinion and we can be reached at igohealthy@yahoo.org

ABOUT HEALTH SCIENCES GROUP, INC.

Health Sciences Group, Inc. is a provider of health and wellness services to consumers, physicians and other healthcare professionals through its website www.igohealthy.org and health focused publications. The Health Sciences network consists of its public website www.igohealthy.org and iGoHealthy Magazine. The Company operates in three segments: Online Services, Publishing and Other Services. The Company is recently exploring options of corporate growth within the Legal Medical Marijuana Industry.

FORWARD-LOOKING DISCLAIMER

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements and information, as defined within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the Safe Harbor created by those sections. This material contains statements about expected future events and/or financial results that are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements by definition involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Medical Marijuana, Inc. to be materially different from the statements made herein.

CONTACT:  Health Sciences Group, Inc.
          Thomas Gaffney, President and CEO
          (321) 604-1451