The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission this week accused a coterie of lawyers of securities fraud in connection with nearly $1.7 million in illicit stock sales involving PixarBio. The scheme began in the fall of 2014, the SEC alleged, when Connecticut lawyer Henry Sargent formed a shell company called BMP Holdings and coaxed $1,680 from […]
AbbVie to buy Allergan for $63 billion
Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) said today it will acquire Allergan (NYSE:AGN) for $63 billion in cash and stock. The purchase is seen as a hedge against the impending expiration of U.S. patents on AbbVie’s blockbuster drug, Humira. AbbVie will pay Allergan shareholders $188.24 per share of Allergan stock, a 45% premium to yesterday’s closing price. Humira […]
Syqe Medical wins regulatory approval for cannabis drug delivery device
Syqe Medical launched its pharmaceutical-grade metered-dose cannabis inhaler in Israel after a recently regulatory approval. The Tel Aviv-based pharma-tech company spent eight years researching the inhaler technology and testing it in multiple clinical trials. Syqe Medical says the drug delivery technology could introduce complex respiration technique automation, electronic selective dosing and remote clinical monitoring and […]
Inside Insulet’s pivotal year with CEO Shacey Petrovic
It’s been a busy year at Insulet (NSDQ:PODD). The diabetes tech company welcomed a new CEO, launched its first new product in six years and officially opened its $200 million global headquarters – all in the first half of 2019. That’s all the result of years of rapid growth for Insulet, chief executive Shacey Petrovic said in a keynote […]
Ginkgo puts $80 million into Synlogic
Ginkgo Bioworks put $80 million into Synlogic (NSDQ:SYBX) last week in a deal to use its cell programming technology to accelerate development of Synlogic’s synthetic biotic medicine program. Boston-based Gingko acquired some 6.3 million SYBX shares and warrants for another 2.5 million shares at $9 apiece; Synlogic then paid $30.0 million back to Gingko for […]
Mercator MedSystems adds $3m
Mercator MedSystems said last week that it added more than $3 million to the $11 million Series D it pulled in last year.* The California-based company is developing catheter-guided micro-infusion systems for non-systemic delivery of therapeutic agents across blood vessels as a treatment for peripheral artery disease. In June of last year, Mercator MedSystems raised […]
Dance Biopharm raises $21m for insulin delivery device
Dance Biopharm has raised $21 million from 283 investors as part of a $59.2 million offering, according to a document filed with the SEC this week. The privately-held California-based company’s Dance 501 device stores a liquid formulation of recombinant human insulin in a hand-held electronic inhaler. Using a vibrating mesh, the device produces particles of liquid […]
Ivenix wins 510(k) clearance for infusion system
Ivenix said today that its infusion system won 510(k) clearance from the FDA. The large-volume pump and infusion system features a “smartphone-like” user interface and a suite of administration tools to remotely monitor infusions, according to Ivenix. The Boston-based company reported that infusion-related adverse drug events make up more than $2 million in healthcare costs […]
Medtronic, Tidepool ink deal for interoperable, automated insulin pump
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and nonprofit org Tidepool announced last week that the groups will work together to develop an interoperable, automated insulin delivery system. The medtech giant reported that it plans to build a Bluetooth-enabled MiniMed pump that is compatible with Tidepool’s Loop app, an open-source app for automated insulin delivery. Both companies plan to work […]
Windtree, Eleison tout feasibility study results
Windtree Therapeutics (OTCQB:WINT) and Eleison Pharmaceuticals have announced positive results of a feasibility study using Windtree’s aerosol delivery system (ADS) to deliver Eleison’s inhaled lipid cisplatin (ILC) for lung cancer. In the study, the ADS technology produced in 20 minutes approximately the same volume of aerosolized ILC that required approximately two hours to produce in […]
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