ReNeuron is a UK-based stem cell company. Their primary objective is the development of stem cell therapies targeting areas of significant unmet or poorly met medical need. RENE.L’s shares are traded on the London AIM market.
Results from Cytori Therapeutics’ preclinical fat grafting study have been published in the February issue of the Annals of Plastic Surgery. This article, entitled “Supplementation of Fat Grafts with Adipose-Derived Regenerative Cells (ADRCs) Improves Long-Term Graft Retention,” examines the science behind cell-enriched autologous fat grafting and its application to cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.
Cytori Therapeutics received U.S. Patent No. 7,651,684 (the ‘684 patent) which covers the CYTX’s methods for delivering adipose-derived stem and regenerative cell-enriched fat grafts into patients. The ‘684 patent specifically covers cell-enriched fat grafts to treat soft-tissue defects and urinary incontinence. In addition, the ‘684 patent covers methods for delivering cell-enriched fat grafts to a patient’s breast, wrinkles, lips, under the eyes, cheeks, chin, and other parts of the body and broadens current expansive patent portfolio covering adipose-derived cell therapies.
MultiCell Immunotherapeutics specializes in developing primary liver cell immortalization technologies to produce cell-based assay systems for use in drug discovery by leveraging patented technology and expertise to develop therapeutics to treat serious diseases including multiple sclerosis, type-1 diabetes, and infectious disease.
The public offering/ financing further strengthened its’ balance sheet and to complete ongoing Phase II clinical trials:
Over 6000 people piled into the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco for the 28th Annual Conference. Investors, Company presenters and entrepreneurs were emboldened by good biotech sector returns in 2009 of 18-28% with many stocks reaching new highs. Seasonality has been a factor with the so-called “January effect” where small cap stocks tend to spike up due to a number of factors but this Conference has been paramount. For example the IBB ETF is up about 6% from November levels.
Access Pharma (OTC: ACCP.OB) provided an update today on the status of its cobalamin-based oral drug delivery product development programs. The BioMedReports.com research downloads section and the ProActive News Room website for Access both contain the most recent research reports and presentation for the Company, following its presentation last week at the OneMed Forum in San Francisco, which was held in conjunction with the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference.
I had the opportunity last week to discuss the updated strategy and expected milestones for ImmunoCellular Therapeutics (OTC: IMUC.OB) in 2010 and beyond with CEO, Manish Singh, following the conclusion of the OneMed, JP Morgan, and other healthcare conferences in San Francisco. IMUC is an emerging cancer immunotherapy company that is developing therapeutic and diagnostic product candidates taking aim at the root cause of the disease, cancer stem cells, based on two technology platforms that include active (therapeutic cancer vaccines) and passive (monoclonal antibodies) approaches.
Below are some updates and developments from the past week, which I spent in San Francisco for the OneMed, JP Morgan, and other healthcare conferences.
I had the opportunity to meet with the CEO (Ron Bentsur) and CFO (James Oliviero) of Keryx Biopharma (NASDAQ: KERX) on Wednesday and was impressed with the Company’s focused strategy and upcoming milestones for 2010 and beyond. As outlined in my overview article last week, I have purchased shares of KERX over the past week on weakness at a slightly higher price range ($2.70-2.75) than I originally projected.
ASTM announced, 1/14/10 that it intends to offer to sell, subject to market and other conditions, units consisting of shares of its common stock, Class A warrants and Class B warrants, in an underwritten public offering. Read more…
Founder and Director of Research, Henry McCusker enters his eighth (8) year at Scimitar Equity with past experience in sell-side analysis, buy-side management, corporate management and due diligence.