by Stacey Johnson | Jun 26, 2015
. Cord blood banking is a growing market in North America and globally. Between 2005 and 2013, the number of privately banked units grew steadily at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 25 per cent, giving companies the ability to capitalize on a part of the...
by Hamideh Emrani | Jun 8, 2015
. Some of my fond memories of childhood are from the times that my great grandma and grandpa visited us. They told us sweet stories and shared memories of much simpler times. But they had worries too. I vividly remember that one of my great grandmother’s main fears...
by Paul Krzyzanowski | May 21, 2015
. By now, many of you will have heard of Fujifilm’s USD$307 million purchase of Cellullar Dynamics International (CDI). This may seem like a major entry into the regenerative medicine (RM) space for a company that’s better known for its imaging technologies than...
by Stacey Johnson | Apr 24, 2015
. In North America, former Detroit Red Wings player Gordie Howe is fondly referred to as “Mr. Hockey” after career achievements that included holding the NHL record for most games and seasons played, and leading the league in scoring from 1950 to 1954. You...
by Mark Curtis | Apr 13, 2015
. Welcome to your deal review for the month of March. Cellular Dynamics threw shareholders for a loop after making a seemingly hasty decision to sell the company off to Fujifilm in a $307* million deal. Merck and synthetic biology specialist Intrexon announced a...
by Mark Curtis | Apr 7, 2015
. Welcome to your Update from the Clinic for the month of March. Investors weren’t so keen on Neuralstem’s topline results in amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS). NeoStem’s follow-up data from its PreSERVE study in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was somewhat...
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