RegenMedTX, which acquired the assets of bankrupt organ regeneration technology company Tengion (NSDQ:TNGN) in March, said it raised more than $4 million from a syndicate of 27 unnamed investors. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based RegenMedTX is led by former Tengion CSO Tim Bertram and CTO Deepak Jain, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. Tengion, which pulled the plug in December 2014 after seeking but […]
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Tengion raises $74M for organ programs
Tengion (NSDQ:TNGN) said it raised $74.3 million from 22 unnamed investors as it puts a pair of clinical programs through their paces.
The Winston-Salem, N.C.-based medical device company is developing the Neo-Kidney Augment and Neo-Urinary Conduit, human organs that are grown using a bioabsorbable scaffold and patients’ own cells.
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White House defends Obamacare insurance mandate in Supreme Court brief | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — In a Supreme Court briefing on Friday, the Obama administration defended its health care reform law, arguing that the Supreme Court would need to break with clear precedent in order to justify cutting down the insurance mandate.
The health care law requires most all Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a penalty, which the Justice Department defines as an unconstitutional tax. GOP lawmakers are urging the Supreme Court to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act if the individual mandate is deemed unconstitutional.
