SHINE Awarded Funds for Mo-99
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration awarded SHINE Medical Technologies $3.28 million as part of a a $6.6 million cooperative agreement, the company announced Monday. According to…
Category Archives: Biotech
Stemina Lands $2.3M for Autism Study
The Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation is investing $2.3 million to support Stemina Biomarker Discovery‘s clinical study of biomarkers in the blood of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), the foundation…
Cologuard Wins Popular Science Award
Exact Sciences announced this week that its Cologuard has won Popular Science magazine’s “Best of What’s New” Award. “Exact Sciences is honored to receive this recognition from the editors of…
Xylome, WARF Ink Deal
Xylome announced today its licensing and equity agreements with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). According to a release, WARF will help Xylome develop and market unconventional yeasts that can transform biomass into sustainable…
Meriter Now Offering Cologuard
In a span of a month, Exact Sciences has earned backing from organizations such as the Mayo Clinic and Group Health Cooperative for its Cologuard, and now Meriter-UnityPoint Health this…
CDI Receives $1.2M NEI Contract
Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) announced today it has been awarded a $1.2 million contract from the National Eye Institute (NEI). According to a release, the money will be used to create…
Cologuard Now Available by Prescription
Physicians networking MDVIP announced this week that Exact Sciences‘ Cologuard is now available by prescription in its system. “MDVIP’s adoption of Cologuard marks an important step for Exact Sciences in allowing a…
Isomark Awarded $1.7M NIH Grant
Healthcare technology company Isomark LLC announced Wednesday it received a $1.7 million Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant will be used to fund its development and…
SHINE Lands $125M for Expansion
SHINE Medical Technologies announced last week it will receive up to $125 million of debt and equity financing in a term sheet executed with New York-based Deerfield Management Company. According to a…
Exact Sciences Earns Medicare Coverage
Exact Sciences announced Thursday that Cologuard, the first FDA-approved non-invasive screening test for colorectal cancer and precancer, will be covered by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). “We are…
