West Michigan Life Sciences Sector on the Rise
According to The Grand Rapids Press, “West Michigan is on its way to attaining prominence in the life sciences industry.” The paper, reporting this week […]
New Spine-Surgery System Launched Nationwide
Innovative Spinal Technologies, a Mansfield, MA, company that makes motion-preservation treatments for spinal disorders, has officially launched its Paramount VBR System for minimally invasive spine […]
SyntheMed Closes $2.8 Million Equity Financing
SyntheMed, an Iselin, NJ-based biomaterials company, has completed the initial closing of a $2.8 million equity financing. The money will help fund the U.S. launch […]
Three Pittsburgh Firms Split $350K
Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG), a regional organization dedicated to nurturing startup life sciences companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania, has invested $350,000 in three local firms […]
SurModics Acquires BioFX for $22.7 Million
In an all-cash deal that could be worth up to $22.7 million, Eden Prairie, MN-based SurModics, which provides surface-modification and drug-delivery technologies to medical-device and […]
GeneNews Secures $2 Million for Prostate Tests
GeneNews (formerly ChondroGene), a Toronto-based molecular diagnostics firm, has secured $2 million in funding through an agreement with an Asian Biomedical consortium. GeneNews’ most advanced […]
Madison, WI, Named Big Cheese of Startup Cities
The on-stands issue of Fast Company includes a “Fast Cities” feature, in which 30 urban centers are acknowledged as good places to start and run […]
KFx Medical Closes $10 Million Series B Financing
KFx Medical, a four-year-old orthopedic-device maker from Carlsbad, CA, has closed $10 million in Series B financing. The financing — led by Alloy Ventures, and […]
Biophan Sells Patents to Medtronic for $11 Million
Biophan Technologies, a Pittsford, NY-based imaging company, has agreed to sell its MRI-safety patents to Medtronic for $11 million. The company will turn over a […]
Dept. of Homeland Security Ups Nanomix Grant
Nanomix, an Emeryville, CA-based nanoelectronic detection company, has received an additional $260,000 from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a classified three-year project involving […]