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March 18th, 2010
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Henry W. McCusker
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.
Mastering the origins of conviction, one key stroke at a time
I started this blog to add commentary, update news flow and insightful opinions that are intelligent, fit to print and SEC compliant.
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- Epigenetics
- equity investment of $7.1M
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- Exclusive license agreement
- Expands P2 Trial of ICT-107
- Extension of Warrant Expiration Date
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- FDA Clearance for P3 Bone Marrow Transplant Trial
- FDA Fast Track Designation
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- Fibrocell Science
- Finalizes Amorcyte Acquisition
- Financing
- financings
- First ADVANCE trial site to begin enrollment in the Netherlands
- First Clinical Trial using hESCs
- First Patients enrolled in 2 Clinical Trials to treat Stargardt's Disease and Dry Age Macular Degeneration
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- FOXM1 gene
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- Fresenius Biotech
- Fresenius Biotech’s ATG
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- Gene Test finds Disease Risk
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- Generating Platelets using iPSCs
- Generation of functional dopaminergic neuronal cells
- Genetic Mechanism
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- Geron (GERN)
- GRABM-L (GR N1005 against B rain M etastases – L ung cancer)
- Grant for type 1 diabetes research
- GRN1005 P2 Trial
- GRN163L preclinical data
- Growing back a damaged spine
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- H.R. 6165
- Haemopoietic Stem Cells
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- http://www.scimitarequity.com/blog/wp-admin/user-new.php
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- Human Stem Cells used to treat Parkinson's
- IBD Phase II Clinical Trial
- IDE clinical trial
- imetelstat (GRN163L)
- Immune Matched Human Parthenogenetic Stem Cells
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- IMUC.OB
- In-house screening of compound libraries
- In-License of Patent Portfolio
- IND Application Cleared
- IND Approval for Major Depression Trial
- IND Filed
- IND for SMD
- Independent Equity Research
- Independent Insight
- induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells
- induced pluripotent stem cells technology
- initiates P2 Trial of GRN1005
- Initiates PSTI with a Speculative "BUY" rating
- Initiation Phase II Trial
- intellectual property deals
- IntelliCell (OTCQB: SVFC)
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- Intestinal Tissue
- iPierian
- iPS Cell Patent in-licensed
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- Is Dilution the only Solution?
- ischemic stroke
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- Join our Community
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- Key factors driving growth in stem cells research
- Lack of Funding Stability
- leukemia
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- Life Sciences Jobs and Investment Act of 2010
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- Lin28
- livers from stem cells
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- Long QT syndrome
- Macular Degeneration
- Major Luis Alvarez
- Management Change
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- Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission issues 2012 Requests for Applications (RFAs)
- Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund
- Mass Companies
- Matched maternal blood cells
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- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Medistem (MEDS.PK)
- Medtronic (MDT) participated
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- Memorandum of Understanding
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- Merger Negotiations Terminated
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- Nature Biotechnology article
- NBS and Progenitor Cell Therapy (PCT) closed their merger transaction.
- NBS’s Progenitor Cell Therapy (PCT)
- Need for frequent genomic monitoring of pluripotent stem cells
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- New ASTM Analyst Review
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- News from Global Stem Cell Summit
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- Non-exclusive international license
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- NSI-189 IND Application
- NSI189 Safety Depressive Disorder Trial
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- Opening the Door to India
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- orthopedic regenerative medicine/biotechnology company
- OSIR Rebounds
- OSIR strengthens mngt team
- OSIR trends higher again
- Osiris Therapeutics
- OTC:BB:ACTC
- P1 Heart attack trial of its stem cell therapy
- P1 PISCES safety clinical trial
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- P2b RESTORE-CLI Webcast
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- Parkinson disease
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- Patients with head and neck cancers
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- peripheral arterial disease
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- personalized treatment.
- Phase 2 IMPACT-DCM clinical trial extension study
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- Phase II/III Clinical Trial in CLI Advances
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- Plasticell
- pluripotent stem cell patents
- pluripotent stem cell products
- pluripotent stem cells
- Pluristem (PSTI)
- Pluristem Therapeutics
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- Positive 12-month final results from the RESTORE-CLI Phase 2 clinical trial
- Positive clinical trials of its adult stem cell product
- Positive P2 Data for Autologous Treatment
- Positive Pre-Clinical Data from Muscle Injury Study
- Positive Results from Phase I Study of MultiStem(R) in Heart Attack Patients
- Positive Results of Bone Marrow Regeneration Trial
- Potential targets for new cancer drugs
- Potential Treatment of Radiation Exposure
- PPACA Grant
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
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- Preclinical Acute Kidney Injury Study
- Preclinical Results
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- Printing Human Skin
- Product Aquisitions
- Progenitor Cell Therapy (PCT) adds to Management
- Promise for Epileptics
- Proposed Public Offering
- Prospectus to register Shares
- Prostate Cancer
- protein-induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells
- Proteins Found in Muscle Tissue
- Provide stem cell and cancer researchers with leading-edge technologies
- Proxy for Reverse Split
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- purchase warrants offered
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- Radiation exposure
- Re-nominating Process
- Re-nomination of Bob Klein
- Red Blood Cells from IVF Embryos
- Refocusing cancer research
- Regenerative benefits of MultiStem's therapy
- Regenerative Medicine
- Regenerative Medicine Mid-Week Trend Line
- Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act of 2010
- Regenerative Medicine Weekly Trend Line
- REGENESIS-Phase IIb stroke trial
- Registered Direct Offering
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- Repairing cardiac muscles
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- Research Note
- Researchers need reliable stem-cell supplies
- Restatement Reclassifies Warrants
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- retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)
- Revascor (TM)
- Reverse stock split
- rheumatoid arthritis
- Roche
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- Rod Raynovich – Contributor
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- SC Proven product Portfolio
- Scale-up initiated
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- Series B Venture Financing
- Setback for New Stem Cell Treatment
- Settleing errors involving warrant issuances
- Shelf Filing up to $75M
- Sherley v. Sebelius
- Sherley v. Sebelius case
- Shutting down cell division could lead to new cancer drugs.
- Sigma-Aldrich
- Signaling Pathways
- Single-blastomere technology Patent
- Skin Rejuvenation Crèmes
- Sox9
- SPA Agreement
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- Spinal Cord Injury Trial
- Stem Cell Banking
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- Stem Cell centers for Innovation
- Stem Cell Data to Repair Brain Damage
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- Stem Cell Gene Linked to Leukemia and Other Cancers
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- Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act
- Stem Cell Therapeutics (TSX: VENTURE SSS)
- stem cell therapy for severe kidney disease
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- Stem Cell/Regenerative Medicine Universe Earnings
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- Stem Cells Go to War
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- Steve Brozak
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- The Trend is your Friend
- The Vatican Response
- The Week: August 2-6/10
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- Theresa "Tracy" Deisher
- ThermoGenesis (KOOL)
- Thomas B. Okarma Leaves as CEO
- Ticker Symbol Change
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- Transcription Factors play a role in maintaining Blood Stem Cells
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- TSX VENTURE: SSS
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- UK Cancer Stem Cell Consortium
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- Update on Neo-Urinary Conduit Clinical Trial
- Updating Skin Care product
- US Army Grant for Traumatic Wounds
- US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
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