Renewable Energy Co.s Getting More Investment Cash than Oil Co.s
In 2008 Green energy companies received more investment funding than fossil fuel companies as per a report from the United Nations.
Short Update: Life Sciences Funding for April 09
Orthocon, Inc.: Series B $25M
Orthocon (North Brunswick, NJ) a preclinical-stage company focused on implantable devices that deliver therapeutics to bone, closed a $25M Series B financing.
Aerovance, Inc.: Series C $38M
Aerovance (Berkeley, CA) a clinical-stage company focused on respiratory and allergic diseases, closed a $38M Series C financing. Participants include ProQuest Investments, BB Biotech Ventures, Apax [...]
Xenon Pharmaceuticals CEO Interview on Canadian Funding Decreases Part 1
Part 1: Simon Pimstone, President & CEO of Xenon Pharmaceuticals Interview
Canadian government’s announcement on reduction of future funding for Genome Canada affects life sciences companies in British Columbia, including larger start ups such as Xenon Pharmaceuticals.
Affects of this including having fewer jobs and hindering the ability of companies to commercialize their intellectual property they have [...]
Cardiome Pharma Shares Skyrocket on $700 Million Deal with Merck
Vancouver, B.C. based Cardiome Pharma shares skyrocket on a $700 million licensing agreement with Merck based out of Whitestation, New Jersey for Vernakalant, an investigational drug for treatment of atrial ibrillation. The agreement provides Merck with exclusive global rights to the oral formulation of vernakalant (vernakalant [oral]) for maintaining of normal heart rhythm in patients [...]
Short Update: Life Sciences Funding For March 09
Short updates on Life Sciences funding for March 2009.
BiOptix Diagnostics, Inc.: Series A $3M
BiOptix (Boulder, CO) a commercial focused developer of an array-based biomolecule detection system that addresses many markets that currently cannot obtain the needed sensitivity and throughput in a single solution, closed a $3M Series A finacing.
NeoVista, Inc.: [...]
Community Small Business Loans Alive with Vancity Savings Credit Union
In today’s economy people who are looking to start businesses here all over the media that the credit crunch has hit everyone and it’s impossible to get financing. In our business we certainly see that for existing clients with large banks as their creditors it certainly is more trying in determining whether or not [...]
Facebook Failed Takeover of Twitter Nothing Out of the Ordinary
Facebook’s initial failed attempts to takeover Twitter were because the most common reason why mergers & acquisitions fail, VALUATION differences.
CEO Hint #2: 5 Things to Improve Your Cash Flow
Cash flow is important anytime, but especially in today’s economic environment of tighter credit. We know today that the credit crunch has affected the economy and that banks are now able to pick and choose who they extend credit to, how much credit they extend, what conditions they extend it to, and how they can [...]
