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U-M registers second stem cell line as research fight continues
University of Michigan researchers continue to resist the Republican state legislators' effort to force it to reveal how many embryos it uses for stem cell research.
U-M may face drop in state dollars over embryonic stem cell reporting battle
Michigan politics threaten to disrupt embryonic stem cell research at the state university level.
Biotechs lug big risks with option-based pharma deals
Biotechs are swallowing lots of risk in option-based deals on experimental drugs with pharma companies, which have been able to get their hooks into development projects on the cheap with promises of
Icahn funds unload stakes in Biogen, Amgen
A few drugmakers might breathe sighs of relief at activist investor Carl Icahn's ( photo ) latest portfolio update. Icahn's investment vehicles appear to have sold out of Biogen Idec, at which they
Neuronetics completes Series E, raises $30M
Malvern, PA-based Neuronetics, which makes the NeuroStar transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy system for the treatment of major depression, has completed its Series E financing, totaling $30
U-Systems raises $6.5M in funding for breast screening application
Sunnyvale, CA-based U-Systems has completed a $6.5 million funding round. The additional capital came from existing U-Systems investors and affiliates, including iD SoftCapital Group, Lumira Capital,
OrSense closes $18M in financing
Israel's OrSense announced this morning the closing of a $18 million financing round led by Israel Healthcare Ventures. Other participants in the financing included STAR Ventures and Lewis Trust
Benvenue closes $35.5M round of financing
Santa Clara, CA-based Benvenue Medical has completed a $35.5 million Series C round of financing. The round was co-led by new investors Domain Associates and Technology Partners. It also included
Rotation Medical, Dgimed Ortho, raise combined $12.1M
Two Minnesota device companies, Rotation Medical and Dgimed Ortho, have raised a combined $12.1 million. Rotation is developing products for the repair of soft tissue in the shoulder; it raised $10
Government funding makes sense for early pharma research
With debate continuing over what the government's role in funding science should be--the president mentioned it last night in the State of the Union Address and the head of the NIH is pushing a new
