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$6M Equity Financing, StemCells (NASDAQ: STEM)

June 30th, 2010 No comments

STEM has entered into an agreement to sell 7M shares of its common stock to Seaside 88, LP (“Seaside”), a private investment partnership, at a price of $0.865 per share, which represents a 12.6% discount to the closing price per share of 6/29/10. Read more…

Correcting and Updating Blog, BioTime (NYSE Amex: BTIM)

June 30th, 2010 No comments

We all make mistakes and I am the first to admit! Referencing blog, 6/29/10: Read more…

Categories: Stem Cell Technology

Two cGMP Lines are Operational in New Subsidiary Facility, NeoStem (NYSE Amex: NBS)

June 30th, 2010 No comments

NBS’ owned Suzhou Erye pharmaceutical subsidiary passed the government inspection by the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) in China Read more…

Categories: Stem Cell Technology

Tarix Pharmaceuticals’ TXA127 Receives Orphan Drug Designation for Stem Cell Engraftment

June 29th, 2010 No comments

Tarix Pharmaceuticals today announced that its drug, TXA127, has been granted Orphan Drug designation from the FDA as a treatment to enhance engraftment in patients receiving a stem cell transplant. TXA127 has also received Orphan Drug designation for the treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). Read more…

Losses Widen and Revenues Down, ReNeuron Group plc (LON: RENE)

June 29th, 2010 No comments

RENE.L’s loss widened to FY10 (3/31/10) £5.85 M from £ 3.67 M in the prior year. On a per share basis, net loss was 1.8 pence, compared to a loss of 2.4 pence in the previous year. Loss before income taxes widened to £6.22 M, from £4.67M in the previous year. Revenues were GBP 31K, down from £ 93K in the prior year. Read more…

Categories: Stem Cell Technology

Lawsuit Reinstated Challenging NIH Embryonic Stem Cell Guidelines

June 29th, 2010 No comments

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled (6/27/10) that doctors performing adult stem cell research have ‘competitive standing’ to sue. The court therefore reinstated a federal lawsuit seeking to prohibit and overturn controversial guidelines for public funding of embryonic stem cell research. Read more…

Stem Cell Study for Spastic Cerebral Palsey

June 28th, 2010 No comments

The study is funded through a $10.2M grant from the Robertson Foundation has the potential to establish protocols for the use of stem cells from cord blood. Read more…

Advancing 2 Phase IIb Clinical Trials, Pluristem (NasdaqCM: PSTI and DAX: PJT)

June 28th, 2010 No comments

PSTI’s meeting with the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), the German regulatory authority for advanced therapy products (ATP) allows designing 2 Phase IIb clinical trials Read more…

Categories: Stem Cell Technology

Neuralstem (NYSE Amex: CUR) Raises $10M in Registered Direct Offering

June 28th, 2010 No comments

CUR sold $10M of units at $2.80 per unit in a registered-direct offering; Read more…

NeoStem (NYSE Amex: NBS) Raises $5M in Registered Direct Offering

June 28th, 2010 No comments

NBS sold a registered direct offering 2,325,582 units with an aggregate gross offering price of $5M. Read more…