Life sciences briefing: Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007

Life sciences briefing: Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007

Featured companies: Asteres, HemaQuest Pharmaceuticals, Nanosphere, Novalar Pharmaceuticals, Tranzyme Pharma

(UPDATED: Expanded items for Nanosphere, HemaQuest and Transzyme. Moved Novalar to a separate item here.)

Diagnostic maker Nanosphere prices IPO at low end of range, raises up to $113M — Nanosphere, a Northbrook, Ill., biotech focused on nanotech-derived diagnostics,… Continue Reading

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: Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007

Life sciences briefing: Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007

Featured companies: American Oriental Bioengineering, Guangxi Boke, Inspired Technologies, Nanosphere, Patton Medical Devices

UPDATED: Expanded items on Nanosphere and Patton Medical Devices.

Molecular-diagnostics firm Nanosphere sets IPO range, now expects $129M — Northbrook, Ill.-based Nanosphere, a maker of nanotech-derived molecular diagnostics, now expects to raise up to $129 million… Continue Reading

Life sciences briefing: Monday, Aug. 13, 2007

Life sciences briefing: Monday, Aug. 13, 2007

(UPDATED: See below.)

Featured companies: FoldRx Pharmaceuticals, Ophthotech, Pevion Biotech, Restoration Robotics, Glide Pharma, Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Nanosphere, SurModics, BioFX Laboratories

FoldRx Pharma to receive $22M against cystic fibrosis — Cambridge, Mass.-based FoldRx Pharmaceuticals, a biotech focused on diseases that result from misfolded proteins, will get $22 million over the… Continue Reading