AMICAS

AMICAS is a leader in radiology and medical image and information management solutions over the Internet.

Acquired by VitalWorks (VWKS)
Adlyfe

Adlyfe Inc. develops innovative diagnostic technologies that can detect fatal brain diseases in the blood before symptoms occur.

Private  |  Rockville, MD
Advanced BioHealing

Advanced BioHealing (ABH) is delivering the promise of regenerative medicine today.

Acquired by Shire (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY)
AdvancePCS

AdvancePCS grew to become the nation’s largest independent provider of health improvement services.

Public. Acquired by CVS/Caremark (CVS)
Aldea Pharmaceuticals

Aldea is developing novel enzyme activators to enhance the removal of toxic aldehydes, including those associated with the common flushing response to alcohol in persons of East Asian descent.

Private  |  Palo Alto, CA
Alsius

Alsius is the worldwide leader in core body temperature regulation technology.

Public (ALUS)  |  Irvine, CA
Altheos

Altheos is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of promising novel small molecule drugs for the treatment of glaucoma.

Private  |  South San Francisco, CA
Amicus Therapeutics

Amicus is pioneering next-generation oral therapies for the management of human genetic diseases.

Public (FOLD)  |  Cranbury, NJ
Apieron, Inc.

Apieron is developing a noninvasive monitor to measure exhaled nitric oxide for managing inflammation and controlling the underlying disease of asthma.

Acquired by Aerocrine
Axial Exchange, Inc.

Axial Exchange is the open source solution to sharing health care information.

Private  |  Raleigh, NC
BiPar Sciences, Inc.

BiPar is developing a potential new class of tumor-selective drugs designed to meet the unmet needs of cancer patients.

Acquired by Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN) (NYSE: SNY)
Calibra Medical

Calibra is developing medical devices and technologies designed to make insulin therapy easier and more discreet.

Private  |  Redwood City, CA
Calixa Therapeutics

Calixa is developing hospital-based antibiotics to treat infections resulting from resistant strains of bacteria.

Acquired by Cubist Pharmaceuticals
Cell Pathways

Cell Pathways is a development-stage pharmaceutical company focused on novel medications to treat and prevent cancer and certain autoimmune diseases.

Public. Acquired by OSI Pharmaceuticals (OSIP)
Centocor

Centocor revolutionized the science of immunology and has been a leader in the field of cancer and immune-disorders for over 20 years.

Public (CNTO)  |  Malvern, PA
Cerexa

Cerexa is an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment of serious and life–threatening infections.

Acquired by Forest Labs (FRX)
Chimerix

Chimerix is developing orally bioavailable antiviral therapies for unmet medical needs in immunocompromised patient populations, including transplant and oncology, HIV and HBV.

Private  |  Durham, NC
Civitas Therapeutics, Inc

Civitas is focused on developing pulmonary delivery therapies uniquely able to deliver large and precise doses via a simple inhalational device to address significant unmet need medical needs. The company’s lead program is for patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Private  |  Chelsea, MA
Coapt Systems

Coapt’s revolutionary “soft tissue fixation technology” enables surgeons to reliably place and shape soft tissue during reconstructive procedures.

Private  |  Palo Alto, CA
CoAxia

CoAxia is taking a pioneering approach to acute stroke treatment by developing a catheter that directs more blood flow to the brain through collateral vessels.

Private  |  Maple Grove, MN
CombinatoRx

CombinatoRx is pioneering the new field of synergistic combination pharmaceuticals to provide a renewable and previously untapped source of novel drug candidates.

Public (CRXX)  |  Boston, MA
Cylex

Cylex diagnostics have transformed the ability of doctors to measure immune system functioning.

Private  |  Columbia, MD
Data Sciences International (DSI)

Data Sciences International is a pioneer in the field of wireless monitoring and the platform of choice for life science researchers worldwide.

Private  |  St. Paul, MN
Dermira

Dermira is developing topical treatments for moderate to severe acne.

Private  |  Redwood City, CA
DexCom

DexCom is tackling the diabetes epidemic by developing sensors that wirelessly transmit glucose readings to patients and their doctors.

Public (DXCM)  |  San Diego, CA
DICOM Grid

DICOM Grid provides secure and simple access to medical images “in the cloud” reducing unnecessary and redundant tests, lowering radiation exposure to patients and making medical images immediately available to improve patient care.

Private  |  Phoenix, AZ
Durata Therapeutics, Inc.

Durata is a biopharmaceutical company pursuing late-stage clinical development of novel antibiotic programs.

Private  |  New York, NY
Elevation Pharmaceuticals

Elevation Pharmaceuticals is focused on the development of new aerosol therapies for the treatment of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

Private  |  San Diego, CA
EndoGastric Solutions, Inc.

EGS leverages the most current wisdom in gastroenterology and surgery in developing new transoral incisionless procedures and products to advance the state of the art in treating gastrointestinal diseases.

Private  |  Redwood City, CA
Eon Labs

Eon Lab is a drug manufacturer that develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of generic pharmaceutical products.

Public. Acquired by Novartis (NVS)
Esperion Therapeutics

Esperion is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Public. Acquired by Pfizer (PFE)
Genaissance Pharmaceuticals

Personalized medicine through population genomics and informatics.

Public. Acquired by Clinical Data (CLDA)
GenVec

GenVec develops gene therapy products.

Public (GNVC)  |  Gaithersburg, MD
Immunicon

Immunicon is developing proprietary cell- and molecular-based human diagnostic products with an initial focus on cancer disease management.

Public. Acquired by Veridex
IntelliCare

IntelliCare is a healthcare contact center company that serves providers, payors, and clinical service providers.

Acquired by Polymedica (PLMD)
Kalidex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Kalidex is developing next-generation, broad-spectrum antibiotics for the treatment of serious infections.

Private  |  Menlo Park, CA
Liquidia Technologies

Liquidia Technologies Inc. is a nanotechnology company that designs and manufactures precisely engineered particles and films for a variety of life and material science applications.

Private  |  Research Triangle Park, NC
Mariner Health

Mariner Health is the leading provider of sub-acute medical services.

Public (MHCA)
Marinus Pharmaceuticals

Marinus is creating a new class of neurologic drugs that may revolutionize the treatment of epilepsy in women and infants.

Private  |  Branford, CT
Matrix Pharmaceutical

Matrix Pharmaceutical develops novel local and systemic cancer treatments that may improve or extend the lives of people living with cancer.

Public (MATX)
Nellcor

Nellcor introduced the first clinically and commercially viable pulse oximeter and has grown to become the world’s foremost supplier of pulse oximetry.

Public. Acquired by Tyco International, Ltd. (TYC)
Northstar Neuroscience

Northstar Neuroscience is a medical device pioneering the development of cortical stimulation therapies to treat neurological injuries, disorders and diseases.

Public (NSTR)
Novare Surgical Systems

Novare Surgical Systems develops and markets RealHand, a platform technology representing an entirely new category of High Dexterity (HD) instruments for minimally invasive surgery.

Private  |  Cupertino, CA
OraPharma

OraPharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused therapeutics for oral health.

Public. Acquired by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
ORTHOCON

ORTHOCON develops bioabsorbable drug delivery products for surgical patients with pain.

Private  |  Irvington, NY
Pavad Medical

Pavad develops medical devices for the treatment of sleep apnea.

Private  |  Fremont, CA
Peninsula Pharmaceuticals

Peninsula Pharmaceuticals is developing new antibiotic medications to treat life-threatening infections.

Acquired by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Phylogix

Phylogix is an early-stage pharmaceutical company developing chemoprotectant compounds.

Private  |  Waltham, MA
Pozen

Pozen is a pharmaceutical company developing therapeutic advancements for treatment of acute migraine.

Public (POZN)
Praecis Pharmaceuticals

Praecis Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on Peptide-based therapeutics that have the potential to address unmet medical needs or improve existing therapies.

Public. Acquired by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Relievant Medsystems

Relievant develops medical devices to address chronic back pain.

Private  |  Redwood City, CA
ReVision Optics

ReVision Optics (RVO) is improving eyesight though the development of a new technology aimed at the correction of presbyopia.

Private  |  Lake Forest, CA
Revivant

Revivant develops and markets proprietary technology to treat cardiac arrest.

Acquired by Zoll (ZOLL)
Sopherion

Sopherion is a therapeutics platform company initially focused on cancer.

Private  |  Princeton, NJ
Spine Wave

Spine Wave is committed to the development and delivery of high-quality innovative medical devices for the treatment of spinal disorders.

Private  |  Shelton, CT
Theraclone Sciences

Theraclone Sciences harnesses the power of the human immune system to treat cancer and infectious diseases.

Private  |  Seattle, WA
Tobira Therapeutics, Inc

Tobira develops novel drugs to help in the treatment of HIV and AIDS.

Private  |  Manalapan, NJ
Transcend Medical, Inc.

Transcend is focused on treating glaucoma with a minimally invasive procedure that is effective, well-tolerated and safe.

Private  |  Menlo Park, CA
VaxInnate

VaxInnate invents vaccines that can be rapidly tailored to treat influenza and major pandemic illnesses.

Private  |  Cranbury, NJ

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Events

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March 15, 2012

News

May 16, 2012
DICOM Grid Secures $5 Million in Financing and Hits Business Milestones

May 16, 2012
Elevation boasts 'gold standard' IIb data for COPD therapy

May 14, 2012
DICOM Grid Selected as a Finalist for the 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Americas Award

May 8, 2012
Ustream, Booyah Co-founders Team Up On Stealth Startup With $1.5M From Greylock, Kevin Rose & More

April 2, 2012
VaxInnate Names Wayne Pisano as its New CEO

March 28, 2012
Relievant Medsystems Announces $30 Million Series D Financing for Advancement of Worldwide Clinical Development Programs

March 23, 2012
Video testimonial of Dr. Simoni's Patients on TIF.avi (EndoGastric Solutions)

March 22, 2012
ReVision Optics poised to fill growing presbyopia treatment niche

March 22, 2012
Durata Therapeutics, Inc. Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

March 15, 2012
Who is Catalyzing Life Science Startups? New Opportunities for Funding

March 15, 2012
Hagan bill could speed approval process for drugs (Chimerix News)

March 2, 2012
HIMSS: Cloud-based image sharing offers many benefits (DICOM Grid)

February 14, 2012
Some Medical Venture Investors Rethink Syndicate Strategy

February 13, 2012
Altheos initiates phase IIa trial of ROCK inhibitor compounds, ATS907  

February 9, 2012
Altheos grabs $12.5M more, launches glaucoma trial

February 6, 2012
Transplant antiviral strong in phase 2; Chimerix plans phase 3 start this year

January 30, 2012
Point, Click, Shoot-Connect! The Michael J. Fox Foundation Connects Parkinson’s Patients With Researchers (Civitas)

January 25, 2012
Students study entrepreneurship, business in Silicon Valley (Zoosk & EndoGastric Solutions)

January 23, 2012
Dermira: Success is skin deep (BioCentury)

January 16, 2012
The Expanding Vaccine Market (Liquidia News)

January 11, 2012
Jamie Dimon’s Medicine to Cure America (Canaan News)  

January 10, 2012
Canaan Partners to invest $50-80m in Israel

January 10, 2012
News Bite: Canaan raises $600 million fund

January 10, 2012
Canaan new venture fund dedicates $200 million for life science investing

January 10, 2012
Biotech execs leave J.P. Morgan with mixed feelings about year ahead (Canaan News)

January 9, 2012
One Of The Valley's Oldest VC Firms Just Closed A $600 Million New Fund

January 9, 2012
Canaan Partners Closes $600 Million Fund

January 9, 2012
Canaan Partners Survives VC Turmoil, Raises New $600M Tech/Biotech Fund

January 6, 2012
Civitas Therapeutics Announces Positive Results from Clinical Study of CVT-301, an Inhaled L-dopa for Parkinson's Disease

January 6, 2012
Civitas Charts Positive Data on Inhaled Parkinson’s Drug

January 4, 2012
Elevation Pharma raises $30M

December 31, 2011
Closed in 2008, Chelsea company makes comeback (Civitas Therapeutics)

December 21, 2011
Marinus Pharmaceuticals Experimental Epilepsy Treatment Shows Promise in Open-Label Extension Study

December 19, 2011
VaxInnate Licenses Recombinant Flu Vaccines to CJ CheilJedang Corporation of South Korea

December 15, 2011
Axial Exchange tops for patient transfer technology

December 13, 2011
Joseph DeSimone at TEDMED 2011 (Liquidia)

December 13, 2011
Liquidia Technologies Announces Collaboration with PATH to Develop Next Generation Pneumococcal Vaccine

December 12, 2011
For those planning to live beyond 2011, a real list of top medical cities (Axial Exchange)

December 6, 2011
Theraclone Sciences Announces Appointment of Clifford Stocks as CEO

December 6, 2011
Theraclone Names Cliff Stocks, Vet of Icos & Calistoga, as New CEO

November 30, 2011
Data Sciences International Appoints New CEO to Lead Market Expansion Plans

November 29, 2011
Civitas Therapeutics Announces Award of Michael J. Fox Foundation Grant and Lead Drug Candidate for Parkinson’s Disease

November 29, 2011
Alkermes Spinoff, Civitas, Gets Michael J. Fox Support for Inhalable Parkinson’s Drug