Acton, Mass.-based Cognoptix (formerly Neuroptix) has developed an entirely novel, early-stage diagnostic for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) to allow treatment before significant neuronal loss and irreversible brain damage occurs.
Young’s experience in both sectors makes him a unique voice in the osmosis of venture capital between mobile technology and life sciences. Young will participate in a panel dedicated to the subject at the 6th Annual OneMedForum in San Francisco, January 7-9. OneMedRadio spoke with Jack Young about investing in this sector, and the points of significant unmet medical need which represent the most promising opportunities.
OneMedPlace announced today that Peter Neupert of Health Evolution Partners and Jack Young of Qualcomm Ventures will participate in programming for the 6th Annual OneMedForum, January 7-9, 2013, in San Francisco. The two experts will take part in a panel dedicated to ‘Digital and Connected Health,’ an emerging sector with significant and diverse investment opportunities.
Last week, OneMedRadio spoke with Immune Pharmaceuticals founder and CEO Dr. Daniel Teper and Epicept Corporation President and CEO Robert Cook, to discuss the merger and the clinical focus of the merged company going forward.
Atossa Genetics [Nasdaq: ATOS] is a healthcare company focused on the development and marketing of novel cellular and molecular diagnostic risk assessment products for breast cancer through the detection of precursors to breast cancer.
The 6th Annual OneMedForum will take place concurrently with the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference and will feature over 1,000 attendees and more than 100 emerging growth companies from the biotech and medical device sectors. The conference draws a diverse investor attendee base, including: venture capital, private equity, angel networks, family offices, hedge funds, high-net-worth individuals, international investors, research analysts, and strategic partners.
Amarantus BioSciences, Inc. (AMBS), a biotechnology company developing new disease-modifying treatments and diagnostics for Parkinson’s disease and Traumatic Brain Injury centered on its proprietary anti-apoptosis therapeutic protein MANF, today announced that the Company has successfully completed experiments demonstrating that MANF has an excellent diffusion profile in the striatum of rat brains.
Fallout from the the US Supreme Court landmark decision to deny two patents to Prometheus Laboratories may complicate the future profitability of the industry. If this is indeed a precedent-setting decision, biomarker patents may now fall under the realm of “law of nature”, cutting off the prospect of exclusive market penetration that once justified the significant research and development onus in the early stages.
In Part II of our discussion with DARA Biosciences (NASDAQ: DARA) CEO and Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Drutz, we look into key catalysts for the specialty pharmaceutical company. Dr. Drutz discusses the medical need for the oral-liquid tamoxifen, Soltamox, licensed to DARA by UK-based Rosemont Pharmaceuticals — as well as the market opportunity in developing oncology services.
This is Part II of our special report on the state of immunotherapy in the public markets. This report looks at promising anticancer immunotherapy technologies, and the major issues in bringing these technologies to the general public.
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