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Aastrom Biosciences (ASTM) Files At-the-Market Offering and New Shelf Registration Statement

June 17th, 2011 No comments

  ASTM has filed a prospectus supplement to sell shares Read more…

States deliver Stem Cell Funding in lean Times

January 18th, 2011 No comments

The Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund received 180 requests for funding in 2011, the highest number of applicants in the program’s 5 year history. Read more…

£10M Funding completing, ReNeuron (LON: RENE)

December 20th, 2010 No comments

LSE: RENE.L fund raising completing at £10M

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$19M Concurrent Offerings, NeoStem (Amex: NBS)

November 16th, 2010 No comments

NBS announced concurrently 6.337M common stock offering with a warrant at $1.45  and a  registered direct offering of 10,582,011 preferred units. Read more…

$2.5 M in Warrant and Option Exercise, NeoStem (NYSE Amex: NBS)

June 9th, 2010 No comments

NBS raised approximately $2.5 M from a combination of option and warrant exercises and the drawdown of its equity financing facility, further strengthening their financial position. Read more…

NeoStem (NBS) Shareholder Equity Increases by $13.7 M

May 21st, 2010 No comments

NBS announced (5/20/10) the conversion of Convertible Redeemable Series C Preferred Stock (Series C Preferred) by RimAsia Capital Partners, LP (“RimAsia”), a principal shareholder. With the conversion of the Series C Preferred, NBS will no longer be required to pay the annual dividend and expects to recognize cash savings of $409 K per year. Read more…

Updating, BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics (OTCBB: BCLI)

February 24th, 2010 No comments

BCLI.OB announced that it has entered into agreements with 3 investors with each investing $500 K for a total of investment of $1.5 M with issuance to each of 3 investors,  2 M shares of stock based on the 30 day average share price as of 2/11/10 of $0.25 per share and 1 M warrants with an exercise price of $0.50 per share for a total issuance of 6 M shares and 3 M warrants.  Read more…

Reviewing the News, Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN)

February 2nd, 2010 No comments

The turmoil in the last 2-3 weeks markets makes it hard sometimes to focus GERN’s short-term share price appreciation.  An expanding indication for GRNOPC1 is good news as the FDA placed a clinical hold on the early-stage trial of this compound. The outstanding warrant exchange accounting for approximately 3/4 of all warrants strengthened the balance sheet with GERN selling additional shares of common to investors at a premium for gross proceeds of $10 M, generating a 2.7 M shares lock-up provision with the new block of shares being purchased and issuance of a call option to the investors to purchase an additional $5 M of common stock.  Read more…

Striking While the Iron Was Hot, Aastrom Biosciences (ASTM)

January 25th, 2010 No comments

The public offering/ financing further strengthened its’ balance sheet and to complete ongoing Phase II clinical trials:

  • Receiving approximately $12.4 M from the sale of units including the over-allotment,
  • The 52,077,100 units consisted of 52,077,100 shares of common stock, Class A Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 39,057,825 shares of common stock and Class B Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 26,038,550 shares of common stock, Read more…

The Big Week for Investor Visibility, JP Morgan

January 11th, 2010 No comments

There are 337 (276 public and 61 private) lifescience companies presenting starting Monday, 1/11 and running through Thursday, 1/14. Link:  JPMHealthcareConference-Agenda1.7

Public company presentations are usually web-cast enabling non-participants to view presentations with breakout sessions immediately following their presentations. These web-casts will be available for 3 months after the conference: https://events.jpmorgan.com/ ; so click on the web-cast link (no need for a user name and password but will be prompted an email address). As related to current economic times, registration of attendees was limited by JP Morgan to a total of about 3,500 versus 6,000 in the past years.

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