24Aug
20Aug
Zylö Receives $600,000 NIH Phase I Grant to Develop a Novel Therapeutic to Treat Onychomycosis (Nail Fungus)
Zylö Therapeutics Inc., developer of the Z-pod® topical delivery platform, has been awarded a two-year $600,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to generate a final formulation of Zylö’s proprietary nitric oxide-releasing topical drug candidate optimized for the treatment of onychomycosis. The grant is sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a division of the NIH. Read more >>
17Aug
Fairfield startup working on child-safe battery technology
Days after the U.S. Senate passed a law aimed at making it harder for children to ingest batteries, a Fairfield-based startup announced it has made serious progress on another way to make batteries safer. Melissa Fensterstock, the CEO of Landsdowne Labs, said her company is developing a coating designed to prevent the child from being burned if the battery is swallowed. “We’re developing a safer battery,” she said. “We’re tackling this problem around button battery ingestion.” Read...
16Aug
Talking Wine with Elizabeth Banks – Parent of the Year
Elizabeth Banks knows all about wine. Specifically, she knows all about Archer Roose wine... How to enjoy it. What to pair it with. How to make a cocktail with it. Watch now >>
16Aug
Amsel Medical Announces $1.5 million AFWERX TACFI Grant Award
Amsel Medical Corporation today announced receipt of award and signing of a contract for a non-dilutive AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) of $1.5 million augmenting its original $1M Phase II SBIR Grant. his effort is sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory and will enable Amsel Medical to bridge its Phase II efforts towards Phase III commercial scaling. It facilitates the delivery of strategic capabilities to the U.S. Air Force, Special Operations Command, and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
10Aug
Landsdowne Labs CEO Lauds New “Button Battery” Packaging Law; Anticipates Safer Batteries
With the recent passage of “Reese’s Law,” aimed at safer packaging of small button batteries used in millions of electronic devices, “Congress has taken an important step toward protecting thousands of children from ingestion injury and death. The next step may well be to make the batteries themselves less harmful.” So says Melissa Fensterstock, the CEO of Landsdowne Labs, LLC, a Fairfield, CT startup that is developing a battery coating designed to avert potentially dangerous bodily reactions should a battery...
09Aug
Pyramid Biosciences Names Nushmia Khokhar, MD, as Chief Medical Officer
Pyramid Biosciences, Inc., a Boston-based, clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing new and highly differentiated precision therapies for cancer and other serious diseases, today announced the expansion of its senior leadership team. Nushmia Khokhar, MD has joined the company as Chief Medical Officer, where she will oversee the advancement and expansion of the Company’s clinical pipeline. “Dr. Khokhar has a proven track record of successfully bringing novel oncology compounds through clinical development to global approval,” said CEO of Pyramid Biosciences,...
08Aug
George Clooney had tequila, Ryan Reynolds gin. For female celebrities? Wine is in
Now a new wave of female stars are pushing into an alcohol that is in need of a boost: wine. Female celebrity-backed wine brands have looked to differentiate themselves from other wine offerings, highlighting concepts that are more in line with the desires of younger consumers. A short list of female stars who are partnering with vineyards and producers to market wines that aim to meet these evolving consumer demands includes Elizabeth Banks. Actress and producer Elizabeth Banks similarly emphasizes...
04Aug
Constellation Brands Invests in Female-Founded Eco-Friendly Wine Brand Geared Toward New Generation of LDA Wine Consumers in Archer Roose
Constellation Brands’ investment in Archer Roose continues the company’s ongoing commitment to support female leaders across the industry through its Focus on Female Founders initiative and to meet evolving consumer preferences with this environmentally conscious brand. Read more >>
04Aug