Cardiovascular drug developer Cogentus files for Chapter 7

Menlo Park, Calif.-based Cogentus Pharmaceuticals has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, despite $83 million raised in equity capital. At the time of the filing, the company reported $2.2 million in assets and liabilities totaling $17.2 million.

The company was just about to launch third-phase clinical trials… Continue Reading

Life sciences briefing: Friday, Dec. 21, 2007

Life sciences briefing: Friday, Dec. 21, 2007

TODAY’S HEADLINES:

Cogentus Pharma raises $63M for blood thinners (release)
Corthera draws $23M for heart-failure drug (release)
Nanolymf seeks $2M for drug-delivery tech (release)
LineaGen pulls in $5.6M for molecular diagnostics (release)

Cogentus Pharma raises $63M for blood thinners — Menlo Park, Calif.-based Cogentus Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharma developing combined… Continue Reading