IPO roundup: Bioheart, Merrion Pharma in limbo; Reliant vs. Reliant road shows; upcoming offerings

IPO roundup: Bioheart, Merrion Pharma in limbo; Reliant vs. Reliant road shows; upcoming offerings

Bioheart’s IPO-related chest pains continue — The week of Oct. 22 has come and gone, and there’s no sign of the scheduled — and already battered — IPO of Bioheart, the Florida company that hopes to treat damaged hearts with patients’ own muscle stem cells…. Continue Reading

Life sciences briefing: Friday, Sept. 21, 2007

Life sciences briefing: Friday, Sept. 21, 2007

Featured companies: CG Therapeutics, Complete Genomics, ConforMIS, Flexible Medical Systems, LeMaitre Vascular, MAP Pharmaceuticals, ParaPro, Vascular Architects, Zars Pharma

(UPDATED on 10/1/07: See below.)

[NOTE: Posting has been slow recently for personal reasons. I'll be doing my best to catch up today.]

Complete Genomics raises funding for high-speed sequencing —… Continue Reading

Cumberland Pharma hopes for $115M in IPO

Biotech financing: Will ImaRx break the IPO slump?

Biotech financing: Will ImaRx break the IPO slump?

(UPDATED: See below.)

It’s been a long, barren summer for biotech IPOs, but ImaRx, the blood-clot company we featured here, finally managed to bull its way into the public markets. The company, which withdrew an earlier $75 million IPO and lowered its offering price on the current… Continue Reading