BioTuesdays

Category - Developments

Aegerion

QLT and Aegerion Pharma to merge

QLT (NASDAQ:QLTI; TSX:QLT) and Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AEGR) have entered into a definitive merger agreement, with the resulting company to be renamed, Novelion Therapeutics. Under the accord, each outstanding...

Vital Connect

Vital Connect closes new financing round

Closely-held Vital Connect, a leader in medical-grade wearable biosensor systems, has closed a term loan facility of $17.5-million with Perceptive Advisors, of which $10-million was funded at the initial closing today...

fibrocell

Fibrocell Phase 2 vocal scaring trial fails

A Phase 2 clinical trial of Fibrocell Science’s (NASDAQ:FCSC) azficel-T for the treatment of vocal cord scarring resulting in chronic or severe dysphonia failed to meet its primary endpoints. Fibrocell intends to focus...