Industry News Archive

May 13, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
GTx potential outweighs losses

May 12, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
arGentis licenses eye treatment

May 11, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
University of Memphis Putting the best face forward

May 6, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
LaunchMemphis events will build up ties among entrepreneurs

May 2, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
LaunchMemphis seeks to match investors with local entrepreneurs

May 2008
Business Tennessee
The Day After Today

April 29, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Schnee spreads VienViewer 'wow' to world

April 29, 2008
The Daily News
Renewed Medical Center Focus On Tap at Methodist

April 25, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Wright Medical profits increase 27%

April 25, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Health Center's recoreds go electronic with hardware, expertise from Buckman

April 22, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
Innova invests in arGentis Pharmaceuticals

April 22, 2008
The Daily News
Innova Memphis to Invest In arGentis Pharmaceuticals

April 22, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Innova invests in arGentis project

April 21, 2008
Business Wire
Innova Memphis Inc. Invests In arGentis Pharmaceuticals

April 21, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
Innova Inc. picks arGentis Pharmaceuticals for first investment

April 18, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
Wright Medical doubling manufacturing space

April 14, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
St. Jude researchers find mutations in fatal leukemia

April 9, 2008
The Daily News
InMotion Study Finds Knee Pain Solutions

April 7, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
UTHSC wins upgrade backing

April 6, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Tenn. businesses to get grant guidance

April 4, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Wright Medical Group steps to forefront in foot, ankle device field

April 2, 2008
Tech Journal South
Incubating the Future: Tennessee

March 14, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
Luminetx signs international distribution deals

March 8, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Wright Medical Group to expand foot products

March 8, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Small company has big plans to market its GeneIndexer

March 4, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
'Tech feast' awaits orthopedics experts

March 4, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
GTx drug cuts hot flashes

February 29, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
Arkansas SoyEnergy to begin biodiesel production in DeWitt

February 29, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
Monumental relocation

February 26, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
New drug's results 'exciting' for GTx

February 25, 2008
Forbes
GTx Drug Gives Men Pause

February 20, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
GTx posts losses; no news on drug data

February 20, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Medtronic spinal unit's sales climb

February 16, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Memphis firm makes device to identify people by blood vessels on palm of the hand

February 15, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
Stern's research projects include two new congestive heart failure trials

February 15, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
UTRF bridges gap between innovation, commercialization; new grants aid process

February 15, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
Local groups find success in Memphis' growing medical research industry

February 15, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
How often are good ideas lost due to the complicated regulatory approval process a new medical product must go through?

February 15, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
Biotech gears up for 'launch year' in 2008

February 13, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Dulberger gets MemphisED job

February 9, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Argentis anticipates landing fast track for drug approval

February 7, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
Wright introduces new hip stem implant

February 6, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
MERI research drawing a crowd

February 2, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
FDA approves Medtronic's drug-coated stent

February 1, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Sandvik tax freeze clears panel

January 31, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
Luminetx launches new divisions

January 30, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Wright tries new method for marketing hip device

January 28, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
New appointee to help commercialize scientific concepts developed at U of M

January 25, 2008
Memphis Business Journal
GTx offices head to Toyota Center

January 25, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Innovators at FedEx Labs harnessing the future

January 25, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Downtown gains needed tenant

January 21, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
New 4-Elements CEO brings business to Memphis

January 4, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Medtronic expands its Chinese presence

January 3, 2008
The Commercial Appeal
Coffee Break: GTx files to possibly issue stock

December 15, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
3 orthopedic groups to unite

December 13, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Vein Viewer gets EU OK

December 7, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Dirt turned for new UT College of Pharmacy

December 4, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
FedEx gift advances musculoskeletal lab

November 29, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Collierville biotech firm aims to improve crop nutrition

November 28, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Coffee Break: New device treats hip condition

November 28, 2007
The Daily News
St. Jude, UTHSC Seek Electronically Savvy Grant Writers

November 20, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
UTHSC establishes distance learning with East Tennessee university

November 7, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
GTx of Memphis teams with Merck to fight muscle, bone loss in elderly

November 6, 2007
Memphis Buisness Journal
GTx, Merck to collaborate on R&D program

November 5, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Massachusetts firm opens local distribution center

November 2, 2007
The Daily News
BioImaging Symposium Opens Today at U of M

October 30, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Active Implants goes worldwide from the start

October 26, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Trane, Novostem get PILOT endorsements

October 24, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Wright buys Metasurg products

October 24, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Luminetx gets Explay stake

October 22, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Wright Medical buys foot, ankle implant

October 19, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Translational medicine: From the lab to the bedside

October 13, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Science meeting set for Memphis

October 11, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Med supply distributor plans Millington HQ

October 11, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Orthopedic conference draws small firms, big money

October 9, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
MB Venture Parnters joins second round financing

October 5, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
House passes legislation enabling VC-owned biotech firms to access federal SBIR funds

October 5, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Focus on medical devices, information tech

September 24, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
arGentis, LifeCyte sign joint development deal

September 18, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
GTx director named interim CEO of London company

September 14, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Pharmacists wanted

September 12, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Medtronic can buy Kyphon

September 9, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Bio-startup

September 7, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Biofuel costs draining the field

September 6, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
arGentis seeks treatment for deadly scleroderma

August 27, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
InMotion receives $1 million grant

August 27, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
UTHSC receives research grant

August 24, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
St. Jude among U.S. News top pediatric hospitals

August 24, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
CEO works toward major Le Bonheur expansion

August 23, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Medical device maker gets approval to launch campaign for artificial knee

August 20, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Smith & Nephew grants $300,000 to InMotion

August 19, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
This grass could alter our driving habits while boosting Tennessee's economy

August 17, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Ralph Hamilton, Health Care Hero

August 16, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
UTHSC professor receives $5 million in grants

August 16, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Luminetx COO out to get VeinViewer sales up

August 15, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Luminetx names new executive

August 9, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Smith & Nephew gives $1M boost to new hospital

August 9, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Medtronic buys patents for $11M

August 7, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Memphis lab awarded $12.2M to produce vaccines

August 7, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Memphis shifting into Fast Forward strategy

August 6, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
St. Jude receives grant from Cancer Society

August 3, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Orthopedic world hub under way

August 3, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Smith & Nephew pleased about strong 2Q

August 1, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
GTx in talks for big drug partner

July 29, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Patients travel from afar to aid DNA bank for rare eye disorder

July 28, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
$2 million earmarked for UT bioresearch

July 28, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Medtronic deal may be boon here

July 27, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
$2 earmark may aid UT biolab

July 27, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Medtronic, partner to sell nerve monitor

July 27, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Drug maker GTx to pay UT

July 26, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Chamber's Downes courts medical research firms

July 23, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Argentis takeing steps toward FDA review

July 21, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Luminetx hires ex-GE executive

July 18, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Birmingham Hip gets rival in resurfacing

July 18, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Medtronic neck disks win at FDA

July 17, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
CEOs asked to help fund economic strategy

July 14, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Ex-SCO chief to focus on dry-eye treatment

July 13, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Ambitious Fast Forward plan seeks private funding

July 12, 2007
The Daily News
PharMEDium Expected to Create Up to 250 Jobs In First Five Years

July 11, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Fueled by economics

July 6, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Pandemic plan: Local research aids national efforts

July 5, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
GTx moves to next phase of Ostarine clinical trials

June 22, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
InMotion finally making some moves

June 17, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Hard road for renewable fuel

June 15, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Expansion at St. Jude almost done

June 15, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Spine robot goes commercial

June 13, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Side effects could be genetic

June 8, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
DeVivo joins Smith & Nephew

June 8, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Scientists discuss use of DNA and information technology

June 1, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Driven by quest for alternative fuel, corn production is growing across Mid-South

May 23, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
InMotion, U of M to share

May 23, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Memphis boosts Medtronic revenue

May 17, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
2 firms get OK for tax freezes

May 15, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Smith & Nephew, Teknimed to distribute spinal fracture solution

May 12, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Smith & Nephew buying BlueSky

May 5, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
GTx optimistic new drugs will turn a profit

April 20, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Medical device maker needs space to build products

April 17, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Wright makes 2nd foot-ankle acquisition of '07

April 16, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Wright Medical continues shopping spree

April 11, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
GTx hires to prep for market

April 10, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Wright Medical launches headless screw for orthopedic surgeries

April 6, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Biodiesel pumps on the way

April 6, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Biodiesel headed for Downtown

April 5, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Wright completes Darco segment acquisition

April 4, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
GTx's new medical chief to lead Acapodene commercialization

March 31, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Ethanol demand changes the corn price equation

March 21, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Medtronic invests in biologistics startup

March 16, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Wright offers better-fitting knee parts

March 13, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Schering-Plough to buy Nobel unit

March 13, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Smith & Nephew taps into Swiss

March 12, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Smith & Nephew buys Swiss orthopedic company

March 11, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
St. Jude spawns business of developing drugs

March 6, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Wright buys Darco's foot and ankle division

March 1, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Energy coalition touts cellulose

February 23, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Smith & Nephew rival advances in quest to market new artificial hip

February 15, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Discovery could help GTx Inc.

February 14, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
GTx samples help MacroArray find protein marker for prostate cancer

February 13, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Wright will develop implants

February 12, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Regeneration to make Wright's foot, ankle implants

February 9, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Tennessee trails in venture capital deals, but life sciences, health care still popular

February 9, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Analytical chemists to get close look at biotech industry during annual meeting in Memphis

February 2, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
GTx's development get nod from safety board

January 24, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
President's energy plan heats agribusiness

January 16, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Patents dog Smith & Nephew

January 13, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
A jewel in our own backyard

January 13, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Investor buys into GTx work

January 12, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Biomedical venture clears tax freeze hurdle

January 11, 2007
Memphis Business Journal
Biotech company to invest $2.5M in local facility

January 4, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Hamilton Institute quickly gaining global reputation

January 4, 2007
The Commercial Appeal
Hamilton Institute quickly gaining global reputation

December 22, 2006
Memphis Business Journal
The top 10 to watch in 2007

December 1, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
Memphis Biofuels opens as major biodiesel force

December 1, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
Board grants tax freeze for ethanol producer

November 24, 2006
Memphis Business Journal
Research Park prepares to break ground on biocontainment lab, College of Pharmacy

November 22, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
Baptist signs on as partner with InMotion

November 21, 2006
Memphis Business Journal
InMotion sells naming rights to first lab

November 17, 2006
Memphis Business Journal
InMotion recruits orthopedic surgeon; shows ability to hire renowned scientists

November 10, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
Institute sees profit splits ending research suits

October 24, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
Scientists scope out  bio images

October 22, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
A Biomed Future

October 15, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
Biologistics hint healty future

October 6, 2006
Memphis Business Journal
MB Venture Partners closes second fund, looking for more lead investor opportunities

September 29, 2006
Memphis Business Journal
NIH tabs UT as science center

September 24, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
Bionic future -- Backers of science based businesses bet on orthopedic devices

September 24, 2006
The Commercial Appeal - Viewpoint
InMotion will give a leg up in musculoskeletal research

September 14, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
Medtronic moves on plans -- Company will add 600 jobs, new office building in Memphis

July 22, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
GTx banks on clinical trials -- New drug, pending approval, targets bone and muscle wasting

June 15, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
Wright Medical expands in Arlington -- Company buys old airport next to its manufacturing campus

May 24, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
Innovation lands Luminetx on magazine's list -- Memphis firm placed on Red Herring's 'Top 100 in North America'

May 11, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
FDA approves S&N hip system -- Two Germantown surgeons can now begin using technology

April 21, 2006
Memphis Business Journal
Luminetx sets sales goal at $25 million with VeinViewer launch

April 21, 2006
The Daily News
$23 Million Mental Health Center Going Up on Court Street

April 14, 2006
Memphis Business Journal
InMotion draws dream team to scientific advisory board

April 13, 2006
The Commercial Appeal
Scientists 'on path to a cure' for sickle cell -- St. Jude researcher tells audience it could happen in our lifetime