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Recent announcements from the Life Sciences industry in Austin

2010

07.21.10 —The NSF Funds Research Partnership Between Bioo Scientific and Mirna Therapeutics on Targeted Delivery of microRNAs

07.13.10 —Asuragen and Life Technologies Launch CE-Marked BCR/ABL1 Quant™ Leukemia Test in Europe

07.13.10 —PPD and Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute Enter into Collaboration for Laboratory, Preclinical and Clinical Research Services

07.06.10 —Molecular Templates and ImClone Systems Form Oncology Drug Discovery and Translation Research Collaboration

06.30.10 —Austin Technology Incubator Receives Federal Grant to Study Feasibility of Laboratory for Life Sciences Firms

06.29.10 —Mirna Therapeutics Publishes Data Demonstrating In Vivo Proof of Concept for miR-34a microRNA Replacement Therapy in Cancer

06.28.10 —ATI Appoints Cindy R. WalkerPeach, Ph.D, as Biosciences Director

06.22.10 —Apollo Endosurgery recommended for $5M Commercialization Award from CPRIT

06.22.10 —Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. Announces Three Acquisitions With Annual Revenues of $14M

06.22.10 —CEDRA Corporation Announces Senior Director of Business Development in Generics

06.21.10 —Mirna Therapeutics Recommended for $10 Million Commercialization Award from CPRIT

06.18.10 —CPRIT Awards $142 Million in Texas’ Fight Against Cancer

06.10.10 —Austin filled with 'spine' startups

06.09.10 —ALL-TAIL™ Kit for Poly(A) Tail Analysis Launched

06.08.10 —Applied Biosystems Inc. Partners with Austin Community College for $391,094 Job-Training

06.07.10 —Austin-Based Minimus Spine Locks up Nearly $1M from Angel Investors

06.04.10 —Emergent Technologies Inc. Strikes Deal with Merck Division

06.02.10 —Asuragen Licenses BRAF Mutation for Molecular Diagnostic Testing

05.26.10 —TexasAstrogenetix Performs Drug Development in Microgravity

05.25.10 —Texas A&M Breaks Ground on Veterinary Imaging and Cancer Treatment Center

05.20.10 —Inova Labs Raises $10M Funding

05.20.10 —Luminex Corporation and High Throughput Genomics Launch the qBead Assay

05.17.10 —AIR™ Sample Prep Kit for Illumina-Compatible Small RNA Sequencing Launched

05.17.10 —Austin-Based ArthroCare Plans to Raise $165M Through Public Offering

05.13.10 —PTV Sciences receives $5M

05.12.10 —LabNow Inc. raises $605K

05.12.10 —OriGen Biomedical, Inc. ranked among the 12th Annual ICIC and Bloomberg ...

05.11.10 —CEDRA Corporation Names CEO

05.05.10 —Mystic Pharmaceuticals Receives U.S. Patent For Needle-Free Vaccine and...

05.03.10 —Ascension Orthopedics Launches Nugrip CMC Implant

04.26.10 —Bioo Scientific Launches ELISAs for High-Throughput ApoB Quantitation

04.21.10 —Seton Family of Hospitals Awarded Stimulus Funding, will Expand Research to Benefit...

04.12.10 —Luminex Ranked One of the 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in America by Forbes

04.06.10 —Hanger Orthopedic Group Launches Online Social Networking Community for Amputees

04.06.10 —Astrogentix Narrows in on MRSA Virulence Onboard Discovery

04.04.10 —Pioneer® Surgical Technology, Inc. Launches Contact ® Anterior Lumbar Plate March 1

03.16.10 —Spinal Restoration Initiates Patient Enrollment for Phase III Study of...

03.16.10 —Northrop Grumman and Luminex Collaborate to Create Next Generation...

03.15.10 —Bioo Scientific Launches ELISA to Detect Beta-Lactam Antibiotics in Food

03.08.10 —Ascension Orthopedics Introduces the PyroTITAN(TM) Humeral...

02.22.10 —Ascension Orthopedics Introduces the Movement™ Hemi Great Toe System

02.18.10 —Affymetrix and Asuragen Sign Agreement to Supply RNA Control Kits for Molecular...

02.16.10 —Dr. Unger Named Vice President and Laboratory Director of CEDRA Corporation

02.15.10 —Monebo Technologies Joins the Cardiac Safety Research Consortium

02.01.10 —Asuragen Establishes Multi-Center Collaborations with Key Researchers for Development of...

01.25.10 —Bioo Scientific Launches Barcoded Adapters for Sample Multiplexing in Next...

01.22.10 —$3.3 Million in New Grants to Help Diagnose and Treat Cancer

01.22.10 —Hospira Supports Disaster Relief Efforts in Haiti With Products and Cash Grants

01.11.10 —Technology Fund: Appoints Two Key Scientific Advisors

01.04.10 —ArthroCare Names Scott Schaffner Senior Vice President and General Manager of...

2009

12.15.09 —Spinal Restoration Reaches Agreement with FDA on the Special Protocol Assessment

12.10.09 —Mirna Therapeutics, Inc. Selected As Texas Emerging Technology Fund Recipient

12.09.09 —Bioo Scientific Launches Kit which Offer Offers Targeted siRNA Delivery into any Cell Type

12.08.09 —On-X Life Technologies Enters License and Development Agreement with Cleveland Clinic

12.02.09 —Thermo Fisher Scientific Accelerates Multi-residue Analysis of Pesticides in Rice

11.30.09 — Terapio Secures $5 million in Series A Financing from Santé Ventures

11.18.09 —Asuragen Signs Development and Worldwide Distribution Agreement with Life Technologies

11.16.09 —Austin-Based Biotech Company's Vaccine Research to Continue on Atlantis Mission

11.13.09 —Bioo Scientific and Texas Tech Collaborate to Suppress the Progression of HIV...

11.12.09 —Mirna Therapeutics appoints Dr. Paul Lammers as President and CEO...

11.11.09 —Bioo Scientific Launches a New Division, Bioo Therapeutics...

11.05.09 —LDR reaches key 24-month milestone since finalizing enrollment of its 1-Level...

11.03.09 —LDR’s VerteBRIDGE™ Plating Technology Reaches New Milestone...

10.28.09 —Rules-Based Medicine Introduces CardiovascularMAP(TM) Multiplex Biomarker Panel to...

10.27.09 —Biomedical engineers receive $11.6 million from National Cancer Institute to offer...

10.27.09 —PlastiPure Receives $1.1 Million in Grant Funding...

10.26.09 —ArthroCare Names David Fitzgerald President and CEO...

10.21.09 —Auxano Diagnostics Announces a New Point-of-Care Indicator System for Dry Eye...

10.19.09 —Ascension Orthopedics Appoints Guy L. Mayer as New CEO...

10.14.09 —Luminex Corporation Launches New xTAGRVP.com Respiratory Virus Testing and...

10.12.09 —UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Seton Family of Hospitals, UT System Approve...

10.07.09 —Asuragen Awarded More than $3.8 Million in new NIH Small Business Grants...

09.30.09 —Bioo Scientific Awarded USDA Grant for Development of Technology to Detect...

09.03.09 —Dell Children’s First in State to Launch Telemedicine Program for Pediatric Trauma

08.17.09 —ArthroCare Announces Agreement with One Equity Partners for $75 Million Investment

08.14.09 —Stellarray to Develop New Mammogram System

07.20.09 —LDR Announces FDA Clearance of the ROI-C™ Cervical Cage

06.22.09 —State provides funding and legislation to support College of Medicine

06.09.09 —Savara Closes Series A Financing Round

06.01.09 —BioAustin Continues Advancement with 2009 Board of Directors

05.20.09 —LDR Obtains Approval in Japan for their Easyspine® Posterior Osteosynthesis System

05.15.09 —Texas Life Sciences Industry Poised for Greater Growth

05.07.09 —Mystic Pharmaceuticals Inc. Selected As Texas Emerging Technology Fund Recipient

04.08.09 —Southwestern receives $461,340 to equip labs at the Texas Life-Sciences Collaboration Center

04.02.09 —1st Mobi-C® cervical artificial disc implanted in China

04.02.09 —LDR Announces FDA Clearance of its ROI-AT ALIF Device

04.02.09 —ArthroCare Announces Appointment of Todd Newton as Sr. VP and CFO

03.23.09 —Texas A&M Recieves ETF Funds to Create National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing

03.04.09 —Savara Expands Board of Directors, Appoints Three New Members

02.17.09 —Experts Say Bioscience Industry Legislation Vital To...

2008

11.14.08 —Nanotech Drug Delivery Company Breaks Barriers, Moves Headquarters to Austin

11.13.08 —Georgetown Company wins Prestigious Innovator Award

11.10.08 —Austin Chamber Receives Recognition for Efforts in Biotech Industry

10.02.08 —Apollo Endosurgery Announces 510(k) Clearance...

11.01.08 —Emergent Funds Life Science Ventures

10.02.08 —Apollo Endosurgery Announces 510(k) Clearance...

09.15.08 —Mystic Pharmaceuticals CEO To Present At HHS BARDA Workshop

06.19.08 —ArthroCare Launches DoublePlay(TM) New Osteoconductive Suture Anchor

06.16.08 —Freescale and Monebo Partner to Deliver Innovative Heart Monitoring Platform

06.03.08 —Seton's Cardiac Care Earns 'Gold' from American Heart Association

06.03.08 —Smart Material Start-up Coradyn Biosystems, LLC Licenses...

05.29.08 —ArthroCare to Receive 2008 Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award

05.27.08 —Study Presented at SpineWeek Finds Plasma Disc Decompression Effective for...

05.23.08 —Beacon Sciences Announces BIO 2008 Panel Session Participation

05.14.08 —Mystic Pharmaceuticals Expands Management, Engineering and Scientific Team with Key Hires

05.12.08 —HealthTronics, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results Earnings Grows 18%

05.09.08 —Healthcare Leaders and Researchers from Across Texas Present Latest Innovations

05.01.08 —ArthroCare(R) Establishes Direct Sales Representation in Scandinavia

04.30.08 —Hospira Acquires Sculptor

04.21.08 —Austin to Expand Biotechnology Resources