Archive for June 2017
NEW AWARD: CONGRATULATIONS DR. BEN MATTHEWS
RECIPIENT: Dr. Ben Matthews TITLE: PR1P, an inhaled novel short peptide for emphysema TYPE OF AWARD: PILOT INSTITUTION: Boston Children’s Hospital DESCRIPTION: Emphysema is a chronic progressive pulmonary disease characterized by destruction of alveoli leading to impaired lung function that threatens human health worldwide. Disease progression is due in part to dysregulation of the survival factor Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF). …
Read MoreSpecialist Series: Patents
What is a U.S. patent? A patent is a property right. The property right granted is an exclusionary right, i.e., the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling an invention. In the US, generally this exclusionary right lasts for 20 years from the date of the initial filing of an…
Read MoreB-BIC Partner Update: PLATELET BIOGENESIS RAISES A $10 MILLION SERIES A FINANCING LED BY QIMING US HEALTHCARE FUND
BOSTON, Mass. (June 8, 2017) – Platelet BioGenesis, a biotech startup developing a process to produce life-saving human platelets from stem cells for therapeutic applications, announced it has successfully raised $10 million in Series A financing. The round was led by Qiming US Healthcare Fund and included Vivo Capital, VI Ventures, Adena Partners, eCoast Angels,…
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