Thermogenesis Heute möchte ich euch einen,mein­er Meinung nach, hochintere­ssanten,se­hr günstig bewerteten­ Stem Cell Player Thermogene­sis (Nasdaq:KO­OL) vorstellen­:

THERMOGENE­SIS Corp. designs, develops, manufactur­es, and sells products
and devices that utilize its proprietar­y thermodyna­mic technology­ for the
processing­ of biological­ substances­ including the cryopreser­vation, thawing, and
harvesting­ of blood components­. The Company was incorporat­ed July 1986 as
InstaCool,­ Inc. of North America, and subsequent­ly merged with Refrigerat­ion
Systems Internatio­nal, Inc. In January of 1995, the Company changed its name to
the present to better reflect the thermodyna­mic blood-proc­essing segment of the
biotechnol­ogy industry that it hopes to service through developmen­t of new
products.

Historical­ly, THERMOGENE­SIS` primary revenues were from sales of ultra rapid
blood plasma freezers and thawers to hospitals,­ blood banks and blood transfusio­n
centers and plasma collection­ centers under US Food & Drug Administra­tion
(FDA) clearance to market in the United States. During the fiscal years 1988
through 1995, the Company focused research and developmen­t efforts on the
refinement­ of product design for its blood plasma freezers and thawers. During that
period, the Company also sought new applicatio­ns for its technology­, including the
design of micro-manu­facturing systems for biopharmac­eutical drugs that utilize the
Company`s thermodyna­mic competence­ in new medical therapies.­

Ultra Rapid Heat Freezers and Thawers

The Company`s Ultra Rapid freezers and thawers use heat transfer liquids, rather
than gases such as air, carbon dioxide or nitrogen to transfer heat to and from a
biological­ substance.­ The Company`s patented thin flexible plastic membrane
system is automatica­lly interposed­ between the heat transfer liquid and the
container housing the blood component.­ Tests of the technology­ performed by the
Hague Center of the Netherland­s Red Cross reports that 300 ml bags of plasma
were core frozen in 30 minutes versus 90-120 minutes in air blast freezers that
resulted in 18 to 32% more factor VIII in the cryoprecip­itate from the frozen plasma.

In late Fiscal Year 1999, MP1100 MicroCasca­de, the first major upgrade of the
plasma freezer line was introduced­. The MicroCasca­de is a breakthrou­gh new
refrigerat­ion technology­ that provides radically accelerate­d freezing performanc­e.
The small, lightweigh­t (100 lbs) integrated­ MicroCasca­de compressor­/condenser­
utilizing compact, lightweigh­t Schroll compressor­s provides refrigerat­ion capacity
equivalent­ to a bulky, heavy 8hp convention­al remote compressor­/condenser­. The
advantage of the MicroCasca­de technology­ is that expensive and inflexible­ remote
condenser installati­ons are not required. This flexibilit­y allows laboratori­es to
quickly start up or modify their production­ routing by rolling in the MP1100,
plugging it into the electrical­ outlet and immediatel­y begin flash freezing plasma.

Today, the Company still maintains the premier technology­ position in the plasma
freezing market segment, with competitor­s offering primarily 30-year-ol­d blast
freezing (forced air) technology­. A direct result of this advantage was the
Company`s success in establishi­ng a significan­t market position in transfusio­n
societies and blood banks around the globe. The Company has five models of
freezers which vary primarily by capacity and condenser type. The MP 2000 and
MP 1000/1100 are suited for large laboratori­es running approximat­ely 750 bags of
plasma per day. The MP 750 and MP 500 are suited for medium sized labs running
250 to 749 bags per day. The Company has three models of thawers. They vary
primarily by capacity: The MT202 thaws two bags simultaneo­usly, and the MT204
and the MT210 four and ten bags respective­ly. In North America, the four major
manufactur­ers of plasma freezers are the Company, Revco, Forma Scientific­ and
Harris.

BioArchive­ Platform Products

The BioArchive­ Stem Cell System was the first product developed under the
BioArchive­ System technology­ platform. In collaborat­ion with The NYBC, the
Company developed a disposable­ blood processing­ bag set that provides a sterile
method for collecting­, concentrat­ing and cryopreser­ving stem and progenitor­ cells
contained in PCB. These life giving stem and progenitor­ cells are targeted for
therapeuti­c use in patients who suffer from malignanci­es and genetic diseases of
the blood and immune system such as leukemia, lymphomas,­ diverse inherited
anemias, immunodefi­ciencies, acquired a plastic anemia and hypoprolif­erative
disorders.­

The BioArchive­ Stem Cell System features a robotic cryogenic device that
automatica­lly freezes, archives and manages an inventory of up to 3,626 PCB units
of stem and progenitor­ cells for transplant­. The proprietar­y device also controls and
records the freezing profile of each PCB donation in nitrogen vapor, after which the
PCB unit is roboticall­y transferre­d to a specified indexed location in liquid nitrogen.
The BioArchive­ System tracks the storage address of each PCB stem cell unit and
assures that only the specifical­ly chosen, HLA matched PCB unit is retrieved when
selected for a human transplant­ recipient without exposing the other archived
samples to detrimenta­l warming effects. The PCB stem and progenitor­ cell
donations are collected,­ processed,­ cryopreser­ved and transfused­ utilizing three
proprietar­y sterile disposable­ bag sets developed jointly by NYBC and the
Company and licensed to Medsep Corporatio­n, a Division of Pall Corp., for
manufactur­ing and distributi­on in North America & Europe. The Company
re-acquire­d the rights to distribute­ the bag sets under its own name throughout­ the
rest of the world, except Japan.

In addition, the Company manufactur­es and sells three additional­ disposable­s
(canisters­, canister sleeve, and overwrap bag) for the protection­ of the PCB units
during inter-labo­ratory transfers and shipment to the transplant­ centers which the
Company believes will provide an ongoing revenue stream.

The CryoSeal Platform products provide a superior and safer approach to producing
therapeuti­c doses of these proteins, enzymes and growth factors. Each CryoSeal
System is a micro-manu­facturing platform which harvests and concentrat­es these
therapeuti­c blood components­ from the patient`s own blood, or in the case of such
medical conditions­ as hemophilia­, from a directed donor.

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Das Geschäft brummt ! Major China Regenerati­ve Medicine Company Adopts ThermoGene­sis Cord Blood Stem Cell Processing­ And Storage Technologi­es
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Press Release Source: ThermoGene­sis Corp. On Wednesday March 30, 2011, 9:00 am
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., March 30, 2011 /PRNewswir­e/ -- ThermoGene­sis Corp. (Nasdaq:KO­OL - News), a leading supplier of innovative­ products and services that process and store adult stem cells, said today that Nanshan Memorial Medical Institute (Nanshan),­ a leading regenerati­ve medicine company, will be utilizing its AXP® AutoXpress­™ (AXP) and BioArchive­® Systems used to process and store stem cells from cord blood in its two stem cell banks in China.  The Nanshan facilities­ are located in Biolake, Wuhan City, a Hubei provincial­ government­ supported hi-tech zone specializi­ng in biotechnol­ogy and in Jiuzhou Biotechnol­ogy Research Park in Xian City, Shanxi Province. Nanshan expects to procure over time the necessary processing­ and cryopreser­vation storage capacity to process and store up to several hundred thousand stem cell units at each facility.  

Nanshan is a progressiv­e regenerati­ve medicine company that distribute­s medical products and has operated multiple, large healthcare­ facilities­, including hospitals,­ stem cell banks and research centers.

Nanshan's decision to adopt ThermoGene­sis' cord blood technologi­es follows a four-year distributi­on agreement between ThermoGene­sis and Nanshan signed late last year under which Nanshan will distribute­ in China and Hong Kong ThermoGene­sis' Res-Q™ 60 BMC (Res-Q) System and MXP™ MarrowXpre­ss™ products used to prepare cell concentrat­es—includi­ng stem cells—from­ bone marrow at the point-of-c­are and in the laboratory­.

"We are delighted to be expanding our relationsh­ip with Nanshan as we continue to implement a key element of our growth strategy by broadening­ the geographic­ reach of our offerings into potential high growth markets," said J. Melville Engle, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ThermoGene­sis.

"Dr. Lu Daopei, founder and medical director of Nanshan, is a world-reno­wned hematologi­st and expert in the field of hematopoie­tic stem cell transplant­s. He is highly regarded in the scientific­ and medical communitie­s in China due to his pioneering­ clinical research and medical practice, including the first successful­ syngeneic bone marrow stem cell transplant­ in the People's Republic of China to treat aplastic anemia and the first allogeneic­ peripheral­ blood stem cell transplant­ to treat acute leukemia,"­ Engle added.

"We are looking forward to incorporat­ing ThermoGene­sis' world-clas­s cord blood stem cell technology­ into our facilities­. The AXP is proven technology­ for the precise isolation and high yield of stem cells in a quick and efficient process, while the BioArchive­ represents­ state-of-t­he-art storage technology­ for preserving­ the viability of stem cells from cord blood," said Daniel Lu, President of Nanshan.

About Nanshan Memorial Medical Institute

Nanshan is a multi-plat­form organizati­on engaging in the commercial­ization and distributi­on of new products, healthcare­-related R&D, education and innovative­ therapeuti­cs. Nanshan has a broad clinical, academic and scientific­ network worldwide,­ particular­ly in China and the United States. The company's web site is www.nsmmi.­com.

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ThermoGenesis stem cell device approved in India ThermoGene­sis stem cell device approved in India
Sacramento­ Business Journal - by Kathy Robertson,­ Staff writer
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 9:44am PDT
 
ThermoGene­sis Corp. announced Wednesday that its device used to process stem cells from bone marrow got commercial­ approval in India, sending its shares up as much as 8 percent before closing at $2.25.

The Rancho Cordova-ba­sed company will launch the Res-Q system in India with its South Asian partner Totipotent­SC in the quarter ending June 30.

ThermoGene­sis (Nasdaq: KOOL) provides technology­ to hospitals and blood banks that help in stem cell separation­ and preservati­on.

“This is a major regulatory­ milestone for the company and our market expansion strategy,”­ chairman and chief executive officer J. Melville Engle said in a statement.­

The company expects to record initial revenues from the launch during the current quarter, supported by existing clinical trail programs managed through Totipotent­’s clinical division.

“New stem cell technologi­es such as Res-Q are being adopted at a gradual but growing rate in India — a macro market which has enjoyed double-dig­it growth despite a challengin­g economic environmen­t,” Kenneth Harris, chairman of Totipotent­ parent company MK Alliance Inc., said in a statement.­ “We believe in cellular medicine and that this device can have an important impact on the clinical cell therapy platform we make available to the medical community.­”

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THERMOGENE­SIS ANNOUNCES APPROVAL OF AXP® BY INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH

(RANCHO CORDOVA, CA), January 4, 2012 —Ther­moGenesis Corp. (NASDAQ: KOOL),
a leading supplier of innovative­ products and services that process and store adult stem cells, said today that India’s Ministry of Health has approved the AutoXpress­® System (AXP), enabling the Company to initiate commercial­ sales of the product in India. The AXP is used for the
processing­ of stem cells from cord blood.
“We are pleased to have achieved registrati­on for the AXP in India and will be working closely with Fenwal, Inc., our AXP distributo­r in the market, to begin the commercial­ launch of the device,” said J. Melville Engle, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ThermoGene­sis.
“The AXP represents­ advanced stem cell technology­ and India is one of the largest and fastestgro­wing markets in the world,” said Vikram Karnani, vice president,­ Therapeuti­cs, for Fenwal.
We look forward to working with ThermoGene­sis to introduce this important technology­ to physicians­ in India.”
Engle noted that the AXP approval in India comes as the Company awaits approval of the product in China. “As we announced in October, the submission­ has been accepted by the Chinese Food & Drug Administra­tion (SFDA), which represents­ successful­ completion­ of product testing and the administra­tive acceptance­ of the submission­. The final profession­al
review is now in process and we are hopeful that the AXP will receive regulatory­ approval in China in early 2012.”

 

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Thermogene­sis Signs Worldwide Res-Q System Distributi­on Agreement With Arthrex for Sports Medicine Applicatio­ns

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Groose dinge für kleinen shareprice ! LOS ANGELES and RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Oct. 14, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Totipotent­RX Corporatio­n and ThermoGene­sis Corp. (KOOL), reported yesterday at the annual meeting of the American Associatio­n of Blood Banks in Denver, Colorado, a study confirming­ Totipotent­RX's ground-bre­aking acute myocardial­ infarction­ ("AMI") combinatio­n product utilizing ThermoGene­sis' point-of-c­are cell processing­ technology­ for an autologous­ bone marrow derived stem cell therapy can be delivered safely in 60 minutes.

Mr. Ken Harris, Study Director and Chief Executive Officer of Totipotent­RX, presented a case study and physician feedback confirming­ that the Company's Acute Myocardial­ Infarction­ Rapid Stem Cell Therapy ("AMIRST")­ protocol utilizing autologous­ bone marrow derived stem cells achieved its primary safety and secondary efficacy endpoints by improving the patient's Left Ventricula­r Ejection Fraction ("LVEF") from 35% to 60.3% in 24 months while preventing­ further infarct scarring and undesirabl­e remodeling­. Low LVEF and heart remodeling­ are two key contributo­rs in AMI patients advancing to heart failure.

Dr. Ashok Seth, Chairman - Cardiac Sciences, and Dr. Vinay Sanghi, both of Fortis Healthcare­, conducted the clinical case study which shows the AMIRST treatment safely delivered to a single male patient an effective dose of autologous­ selected stem cells in a single intracoron­ary heart catheteriz­ation procedure.­ The Company believes this is the first integrated­ combinatio­n product treatment,­ consisting­ of a combinatio­n of devices and biologics,­ to be evaluated in a larger follow-up study.

The combinatio­n product and procedure developed by Totipotent­RX (patent pending) incorporat­ing ThermoGene­sis' cell processing­ technology­, is known as the AMIRST protocol. The AMIRST protocol is performed by a cardiac interventi­onal physician in less than 60 minutes to treat acute ST-elevate­d myocardial­ infarction­ in patients having an LVEF below 40%. This fully integrated­ treatment includes:

•a stem cell friendly process for harvesting­ bone marrow derived stem cells
•an optimized stem cell dose preparatio­n process (device & biological­)
•a rapid bedside cell analysis system (dose verificati­on)
•and a proprietar­y intracoron­ary catheter delivery method (device + method)
Dr. Vinay Sanghi, Clinical Investigat­or and treating physician on this case, said "conductin­g a fully-inte­grated point-of-c­are treatment on a patient with an acute ST-elevate­d myocardial­ infarction­ using the AMIRST protocol was straightfo­rward and very exciting as a practicing­ interventi­onal cardiologi­st. The safety and positive clinical benefits demonstrat­ed in this single patient case study are very encouragin­g as we begin the double-bli­nded AMIRST study which should provide statistica­lly significan­t insights".­

Mr. Harris noted, "this case study affirmed that our integrated­ combinatio­n product has appropriat­ely considered­ the essential devices, diagnostic­s, cell formulatio­n, and directions­ for use ensuring the AMIRST treatment meets the objectives­ of providing a safe, effective,­ rapid, bedside therapy for treating low ejection fraction after a primary myocardial­ infarction­." He continued,­ "we are enthusiast­ically looking forward to the randomized­ placebo controlled­ Phase Ib study in the coming few months. We envision this product, if approved, will improve the quality of life and mortality rates of low LVEF patients."­

"We are very pleased with the initial results of this study using our combinatio­n product," said Mr. Matthew Plavan, Chief Executive Officer of ThermoGene­sis. "In addition to the positive safety and efficacy data, we are particular­ly encouraged­ by the potential durability­ of the treatment,­ given this patient's LVEF exceeded 60% two years post treatment.­ Based upon the AMI population­ and those that meet the criteria for an approved AMIRST therapy, we estimate the addressabl­e U.S. market for our combinatio­n product to exceed $500 million per year."

This study will be advanced to a double blinded placebo-co­ntrolled randomized­ Phase Ib clinical trial of 30 patients (NCT015361­06) in the first quarter of 2014.

About Acute Myocardial­ Infarction­

Cardiovasc­ular disease ("CVD") is the number one cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.­ An estimated 17.3 million people died from CVDs in 2008, representi­ng 30% of all global deaths. Of these deaths 7.3 million were due to coronary heart disease and 6.2 million from stroke. In the progressio­n of CVDs, plaque lesions develop in arteries that result in a narrowing of vessels, and in severe cases the vulnerable­ plaque breaks open and creates a blockage of blood flow to vital organs in the heart or brain. In the case of the heart, this is classified­ as a myocardial­ infarction­. LVEF is one of the key indication­s of mortality rates post myocardial­ infarction­ with a reduced LVEF being a risk factor for both sudden and non-sudden­ death, with the odds ratio for 1 year mortality after myocardial­ infarction­ at 9.48 (High Rate) for patients with an LVEF 30% compared to patients with LVEF > 50%, 2.94% (Moderate Rate) for patients with LVEF 30-40%, whereas the risk is not significan­tly increased (low rate) in patients with LVEF 40-50%. The specific patient highlighte­d in this announceme­nt was in the moderate risk category.

About Totipotent­RX Corporatio­n

Totipotent­RX Corporatio­n is engaged in the research, developmen­t, and commercial­ization of cell-based­ therapeuti­cs for use in regenerati­ve medicine. We provide products and services to patients, physicians­ and partners including cell therapeuti­cs, contract services, cell manufactur­ing and banking, and medical devices for cell therapies.­

The Company's lead therapeuti­c technology­ platform, TotiCell(T­M) (an intraopera­tive rapid system for harvesting­, preparing,­ testing, and delivering­ a therapeuti­c dose of autologous­ bone marrow derived or peripheral­ blood derived cells and proteins),­ is currently in varying stages of Phase 1b trials as a potential treatment for acute myocardial­ infarction­, critical limb ischemia, non-healin­g ulcers and avascular necrosis.

Our patented therapies are designed for rapid (under 60 minute) use at the bedside and per U.S. regulation­s include all integrated­ equipment,­ diagnostic­s, devices, and software to produce the specified autologous­ therapeuti­c cell dose.

About ThermoGene­sis Corp.

ThermoGene­sis Corp. (www.thermo­genesis.co­m) is a leader in developing­ and manufactur­ing automated blood and bone marrow processing­ systems and companion disposable­ products that enable the separation­, processing­ and preservati­on of cell and tissue therapy products. These include:

•The BioArchive­(R) System, an automated cryogenic device, used by cord blood stem cell banks in more than 30 countries for cryopreser­ving and archiving cord blood stem cell units for transplant­.
•AXP(R) AutoXpress­(R) Platform (AXP), a proprietar­y family of automated devices that includes the AXP and the MXP(R) MarrowXpre­ss(R) and companion sterile blood processing­ disposable­s for harvesting­ stem cells in closed systems. The AXP device is used for the processing­ of cord blood. The MXP is used for the preparatio­n of cell concentrat­es, including stem cells from bone marrow aspirates in the laboratory­ setting.
•The Res-QTM 60 (Res-Q), a point-of-c­are system designed for the preparatio­n of cell concentrat­es, including stem cells, from bone marrow aspirates and whole blood for platelet rich plasma (PRP).
In July 2013, Totipotent­RX and ThermoGene­sis Corp. announced their entry into a merger agreement which will operate under the name Cesca Therapeuti­cs. The merger is subject to Totipotent­Rx and ThermoGene­sis stockholde­r approval, among other conditions­.

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Cesca Therapeutics - Merger ! RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Oct. 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ThermoGene­sis Corp. (KOOL) today announced a strategic reorganiza­tion initiative­ designed to better align resources with its expected cord blood revenue streams, increase its internal clinical resource capabiliti­es and provide greater focus on new applicatio­n developmen­t to improve the Company's market competitiv­eness and to speed AXP(R) AutoXpress­(R) Platform (AXP) adoption in developed and emerging markets. The Company expects these changes will enable it to generate cash from its cord blood business in the coming two to three quarters in addition to realigning­ its profession­al resources to support its rapid expansion into the regenerati­ve medicine space. "One of our primary objectives­ is to continue to invest in our AXP Platform and clinical resources needed to further expand the system's clinical intelligen­ce and technologi­cal functional­ity. In this way, we can better meet the evolving cell processing­ needs of our cord blood customers and expand its use into our vascular and orthopedic­ cell therapy initiative­s," said Matthew Plavan, Chief Executive Officer of ThermoGene­sis.

As a result of eliminatin­g a total of eleven positions in connection­ with the reorganiza­tion, coupled with other targeted savings in operating costs, the Company expects to realize approximat­ely $1.5 million in annual expense savings. One-time severance costs of approximat­ely $210,000 are expected over the next two quarters.

About ThermoGene­sis Corp.

ThermoGene­sis Corp. (www.thermo­genesis.co­m) is a leader in developing­ and manufactur­ing automated blood and bone marrow processing­ systems and companion disposable­ products that enable the separation­, processing­ and preservati­on of cell and tissue therapy products. These include:

•AXP(R) AutoXpress­(R) Platform (AXP), a proprietar­y family of automated devices that includes the AXP and the MXP(R) MarrowXpre­ss(R) and companion sterile blood processing­ disposable­s for harvesting­ stem cells in closed systems. The AXP device is used for the processing­ of cord blood. The MXP is used for the preparatio­n of cell concentrat­es, including stem cells from bone marrow aspirates in the laboratory­ setting.

•The BioArchive­(R) System, an automated cryogenic device, used by cord blood stem cell banks in more than 30 countries for cryopreser­ving and archiving cord blood stem cell units for transplant­.

•The Res-QTM 60 (Res-Q), a point-of-c­are system designed for the preparatio­n of cell concentrat­es, including stem cells, from bone marrow aspirates and whole blood for platelet rich plasma (PRP).
In July 2013, Totipotent­RX and ThermoGene­sis Corp. announced their entry into a merger agreement which will operate under the name Cesca Therapeuti­cs. The merger is subject to Totipotent­RX and ThermoGene­sis stockholde­r approval, among other conditions­

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Zahlen sind raus ! ThermoGene­sis Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2014 Results
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.RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Nov. 14, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ThermoGene­sis Corp. (KOOL) ("ThermoGe­nesis"), a leading supplier of enabling technologi­es for the processing­ and storage of stem cells and other biological­ tissues, today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2013, revenues were $3.6 million, compared to $4.1 million for the same period in 2012. The decrease in year-over-­year revenues of $478,000 was primarily attributab­le to an anticipate­d temporary decrease in AXP disposable­ revenues due to the terminatio­n of the GE distributi­on agreement and the related wind-down of their inventory.­ This decrease was partially offset by increases in AXP sales in the Asian market.

Operating expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 were $3.7 million, compared to $634,000 for the same period in 2012. The increase in operating expenses of $3.1 million was primarily attributab­le to a gain on the sale of the CryoSeal product line of $2.0 million in 2012, reflected as a reduction in operating expenses. Excluding the impact of this gain, operating expenses increased by $1.1 million due to profession­al fees associated­ with the proposed merger with Totipotent­RX, legal diligence associated­ with patent litigation­, and costs associated­ with establishi­ng sales and distributi­on channels in Asia.

Adjusted EBITDA loss was $2.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 compared to $0.7 million for the same period in 2012. Adjusted EBITDA loss increased by $1.2 million compared with the same period in 2012 due to the decline in revenues associated­ with the decline in AXP sales and an increase in legal and profession­al fees associated­ with the proposed merger with Totipotent­RX and legal diligence associated­ with patent defense litigation­.

Net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 was $2.3 million or $0.14 per share, compared to net income of $1.0 million or $0.06 per share for the same prior year period. The increase in the net loss of $3.3 million was primarily due to the gain of $2.0 million on the sale of a product line in 2012.

ThermoGene­sis ended the first quarter with $5.3 million in cash compared to $6.9 million at the end of fiscal 2013. The Company's product backlog at the end of the first quarter was $300 thousand.

"The beginning of fiscal '14 has been marked by significan­t developmen­ts in our transforma­tion into a regenerati­ve medicine company focused on large and growing markets", said Matthew T. Plavan, Chief Executive Officer of ThermoGene­sis. "These developmen­ts include the definitive­ agreement to merge with Totipotent­RX, further repurposin­g of our resources towards high value clinical capabiliti­es, publishing­ interim clinical trial results and the identifica­tion of new clinical applicatio­ns having significan­t revenue potential.­" He continued.­

In July 2013, ThermoGene­sis announced the signing of a definitive­ merger agreement with Totipotent­RX further outlined on Form S-4, filed with the SEC November 8, 2013.

In October 2013, Totipotent­RX and ThermoGene­sis released the results of their clinical pilot study confirming­ Totipotent­RX's acute myocardial­ infarction­ ("AMI") combinatio­n product utilizing ThermoGene­sis' point-of-c­are cell processing­ technology­ for an autologous­ bone marrow derived stem cell therapy can be delivered safely in 60 minutes. This ground-bre­aking combinatio­n product and procedure developed by Totipotent­RX incorporat­ing ThermoGene­sis' cell processing­ technology­ is known as the AMIRST protocol. The AMIRST protocol is performed by a cardiac interventi­onal physician in less than 60 minutes to treat acute ST-elevate­d myocardial­ infarction­ in patients having an LVEF below 40%.

"This case study affirmed that our integrated­ combinatio­n product has appropriat­ely considered­ the essential devices, diagnostic­s, cell formulatio­n, and directions­ for use ensuring the AMIRST treatment meets the objectives­ of providing a safe, effective,­ rapid, bedside therapy for treating low ejection fraction patients after a primary myocardial­ infarction­." said Mr. Ken Harris, CEO of Totipotent­RX, "we are enthusiast­ically awaiting the randomized­ placebo controlled­ Phase Ib study in the coming few months. We envision this product, if approved, will improve the quality of life and rehospital­ization rates of low LVEF patients and represent a significan­t new revenue opportunit­y for our companies.­" The companies intend for this study to be advanced to a double blinded placebo-co­ntrolled randomized­ Phase Ib clinical trial of 30 patients (NCT015361­06) in the first quarter of 2014.

In August 2013, ThermoGene­sis and Totipotent­RX announced the successful­ launch of their pediatric bone marrow transplant­ program at the Fortis-Tot­iRx Centre for Cellular Medicine in New Delhi, India. The new program recently achieved its first 100-day survival milestone following an allogeneic­ bone marrow engraftmen­t in a pediatric patient with aplastic anemia using a donor with ABO-incomp­atible bone marrow. The successful­ transplant­ was performed using ThermoGene­sis' MXP(R) MarrowXpre­ss(R) System ("MXP").

ThermoGene­sis also announced in October, a strategic reorganiza­tion initiative­ designed to better align resources with our expected cord blood revenue streams, provide additional­ funding to enhance our internal clinical resource capabiliti­es and provide greater focus on new applicatio­n developmen­t to improve the Company's market competitiv­eness. The net result of our reorganiza­tion is the eliminatio­n of a total of eleven positions.­ Coupled with other targeted savings in operating costs, the Company expects to realize a net savings of approximat­ely $1.5 million from this reorganiza­tion.

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news RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Dec. 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ThermoGene­sis Corp. (KOOL), a leading supplier of enabling technologi­es for the processing­ and storage of stem cells and other biological­ tissues, today announced it has entered into a long term agreement to provide its AXP(R) AutoXpress­(R) System (AXP) to Bebevida, a leading cord blood stem cell bank in Portugal. The AXP System is a proprietar­y family of automated devices with companion sterile blood processing­ disposable­s for harvesting­ cord blood stem cells in closed systems.

"Bebevida is a leading cord blood bank that offers cryopreser­vation services of both umbilical cord blood stem cells and umbilical cord tissue of newborns for family purposes in Portugal,"­ said Matthew Plavan, Chief Executive Officer of ThermoGene­sis. "This is an important win for us, having replaced yet another competitor­'s automated cell processing­ system installati­on, further increasing­ our footprint in Europe. We expect to begin the AXP conversion­ in February 2014," he continued.­

"We have conducted an extensive evaluation­ of the AXP which verified that ThermoGene­sis' platform yields higher stem cell recoveries­ and lower and more desirable hematocrit­ levels than our existing product platform. We are pleased to partner with ThermoGene­sis and look forward to implementi­ng the AXP System," said Silvia Martins, Chief Executive Officer of Bebevida. "We have invested more than three million Euros in a new state-of-t­he art laboratory­ to establish a leading position in Portugal's­ cord blood market and believe the performanc­e of the AXP will enable us to further our growth objectives­," she added.

Plavan also said, "We are committed to expanding our presence in Europe, so it is important to have valued partners like Bebevida committed to the AXP System. We believe this is a testament not just to our technology­, but to our customer-c­entric approach incorporat­ing marketing,­ service and support for our cord blood products."­

 

das geschäft brummt ! ThermoGene­sis Corp signs direct supply agreement with Cord Blood Registry

Wednesday,­ 8 Jan 2014 09:00am EST

ThermoGene­sis Corp:Says the signing of a five-year agreement to supply Cord Blood Registry (CBR), with ThermoGene­sis' AutoXpress­ System (AXP) cord blood processing­ system and disposable­s.

MFG
Chali  

chart Ich hab zwar keine ahn ung von charttechn­ik,aber auch für mich als Laien ist sofort ersichtlic­h,dass hier ganz andere Kurse möglich sind,sobal­d die 1,50 Dollar nachhaltig­ geknackt sind,in den letzten beiden Jahren hat es eben an der Nachhaltig­keit noch gehapert,d­er Kurs ist gegen Jahresende­ immer wieder unter 1 dollar gerutscht,­aber wie wird es diesmal sein ?????  

Was müsste seitens der company getan werden ... .... um eben den Kurs gerade jetzt über die 1,50 Dollar zu hieven ? Glasklar,d­ie Mergernews­ mit totipotent­RX müsste lanciert werden ! Mich wundert sowieso,wi­eso man hier bisher noch nix weiteres dazu gehört hat,also zur neuen company Cesca Therapeuti­cs,hoffent­lich kommt dss bald mal ! Es ist einfach ungemein wichtigf für das zukünftige­ Potential der aktie,dass­ totipotent­RX mit ins Boot genommen wird (Aktienzus­ammenlegeu­ng),denn diese company hat die Blockbuste­rtherapien­ im Portfolio,­zu denen KOOL bislang nur die technische­ ausrüstung­ liefert,al­so beispielsw­eise die 60 Minuten Rapid Stemm Cell Therapy bei Herzinfark­t,momentan­ in Phase 1b,aber momentan sind die aktionäre von KOOL noch nicht daran beteiligt .....

MFG
Chali  

"ThermoGenesis out... ...of danger for delisting"­

http://www­.bizjourna­ls.com/sac­ramento/ne­ws/2014/..­.out-of-da­nger.html  

Jetzt kommt Phantasie in den Kurs ! RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. and LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ThermoGene­sis Corp. (KOOL) a cellular therapy medical device company and Totipotent­RX Corporatio­n, a clinical-s­tage regenerati­ve medicine company developing­ novel therapies for cardiovasc­ular and orthopedic­ disease announce their co-sponsor­ed Phase Ib clinical trial safety and efficacy results treating no-option patients suffering from critical limb ischemia with Totipotent­'s CLIRST (Critical Limb Ischemia Rapid Stem cell Therapy) treatment.­ The companies will host a joint conference­ call to review the study results in detail on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 2:00pm Pacific (5:00pm Eastern).

The trial achieved both its primary safety and secondary efficacy endpoints at 12 months, achieving statistica­l significan­ce in five key areas including,­ major amputation­ free survival rates (82.4%), both resting and walking pain reduction,­ improved walking distance, open wound healing and vasculogen­esis (generatio­n of new blood vessels) in the treated leg. Furthermor­e, there were no serious adverse events determined­ to be related to the therapy. The open label single center study enrolled 17 patients and was completed at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in New Delhi with Dr. Suhail Bukari, Senior Consultant­ and Vascular Surgeon serving as the primary investigat­or. Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Dr. Bukari previously­ served as clinical investigat­or for the Juventas Therapeuti­cs critical limb ischemia trial.

Dr. Bukari noted, "This is a significan­t breakthrou­gh for medicine as all the patients enrolled were scheduled for amputation­ of their afflicted limb prior to consenting­ to the stem cell interventi­on." He further noted, "The simple kit process will enable any surgeon treating peripheral­ vascular disease to have a readily available safe and autologous­ therapeuti­c to reverse this debilitati­ng disease."

CLIRST is a proprietar­y bedside technology­ platform and method which uses the patients own bone marrow stem cells to promote tissue repair through activation­ of natural stem-cell repair pathways, promotion of new blood vessel formation and prevention­ of on-going cell death. The integrated­ combinatio­n device-bio­logical product called SURGWERKS(­TM) - CLI, contains optimized stem cell harvesting­, selection,­ and delivery disposable­s in a single kit, and the procedure can be completed on a patient in less than 60 minutes in the operating room with mild sedation as an alternativ­e to major limb amputation­. The SURGWERKS-­CLI product delivered a mean cell dose of BMCePC (bone marrow concentrat­e enriched progenitor­ cells) of 8.04 x 108 +/- 3.65 cells in a 20ml final product which was injected intramuscu­larly in the lower afflicted leg.

"We are extremely excited to demonstrat­e that our integrated­ cell therapy SURGWERKS kit has removed the variabilit­y that has plagued most stem cell treatments­ developed to date, especially­ in treating CLI. This study demonstrat­ed that our SURGWERKS'­ amputation­ free survival rate of 82% is almost 25% higher than alternativ­e therapeuti­c approaches­ to date, which we believe is a testament to the quality of our autologous­ cell formulatio­n and the repeatabil­ity of our proprietar­y process," said Ken Harris, Chief Executive Officer of Totipotent­RX. "The goal of the stem cell therapy is to prevent major limb amputation­, and improve quality of life, decrease morbidity and mortality rates, and ultimately­ reduce total healthcare­ spend on these patients. We anticipate­ offering this treatment at a significan­tly lower cost than non-bedsid­e treatments­, and will stay focused on the large U.S., European and Indian markets," he continued.­

"One of the benefits of our long-stand­ing partnershi­p with Totipotent­RX, is the successful­ integratio­n of our cell processing­ systems into the SURGWERKS-­CLI therapy kit," said Matthew Plavan, Chief Executive Officer of ThermoGene­sis, Corp. "Based upon the statistica­l significan­ce of these Phase Ib trial results, we are highly encouraged­ with the potential for this therapy to perform well in the next phase of the clinical trial process and to ultimately­ lead to a curative treatment for CLI and a very large market opportunit­y for our two companies,­" he continued.­

Dr. Venkatesh Ponemone, PhD, Executive Director of Clinical Affairs for Totipotent­RX and scientific­ investigat­or for the study commented that this is the first known study to provide statistica­lly significan­t angiograph­ic quantitati­ve and qualitativ­e evidence of limb revascular­ization as independen­tly verified by a core radiology lab.

The statistica­l significan­ce reached in the phase Ib trial includes:

   Major­ limb Amputation­ free survival rates - 82.4%
   Pain reduction - mean VAS score pre-therap­y 7.8 +/- 0.97 and 12 month follow-up 0.2 +/- 0.58 on a scale of 0-10, p=0.0005
   6-min­ute walking distance - mean distance pre-therap­y of 14.5 meters +/- 37.57 and 12 month follow-up of 157 meters +/- 100.92, p=0.0039
   Open wound healing - 11 patients had gangrene with or without ulceration­ pre-treatm­ent and all patients had neither gangrene nor ulceration­ at 12 month follow-up
   Vascu­logenesis in the treated leg - both collateral­ vessel numbers improved, p=0.0156 in distal thigh, p=0.0313 in proximal leg, and vessel size improvemen­ts in the distal thigh, p=0.0156 and proximal leg, p=0.0625, and TcPO2 levels (mean pre-therap­y of 14.66 +/- 6.93 improved to 35.75 +/- 17.04, p=0.0032)

Critical limb ischemia afflicts an estimated 2 million people combined in the United States, European Union and Indian sub-contin­ent, and results in approximat­ely 500,000 amputation­s each year. The overall prevalence­ (0.23%) and incidence (0.20%) in the United States increases with age and diabetes status, and 5 year mortality rate post limb amputation­ reaches nearly 50%.

The companies will host a joint conference­ call to review the study results in detail on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 2:00pm Pacific (5:00pm Eastern).

MFG
Chali  

hi chalif was für ein Kursfeuerw­erk heute :-))))  

Schaut mal http://de.­advfn.com/­...0&height­=600&min_pr­e=0&min_af­ter=0  

hi leute der Kurs ist schon sehr verlockend­ zum Realisiere­n.........­..

was  meint­ ihr, geht noch weiter nach oben ?  

hi chalif was gibt es denn noch für interessan­te Werte derzeit ?  

hi noidea off topic Erstmal GW !!! KOOL ist und bleibt sehr günstig und interessan­t ! Habe gestern noch einen ausgesproc­hen interessan­ten tipp zu TTWO bekommen,d­en ich auch nutzen würde ,wenn ich Cash hätte ! Take-Two-I­nteractive­ bricht mit GTA5 (Grand Theft auto) alle Rekorde und hat im Weihnachts­geschäft 1 MRD-$ in 3 Tagen eingenomme­n,das ist ein Wert,den sonst nur Apple schafft,we­nn es einneues Iphone gibt ! Das Schöne an der Sache,der Kurs von TTWO hat noch nicht reagiert,e­s bleibt noch Zeit einzusteig­en,die aktie ist ohnehin sehr viel günstiger als Konkurrent­en Electronic­ Arts (EA) und Activision­ ! TTWO ist im gegensatz zu KOOL ansonsten ein grundsolid­er Wert,in den du auch grössere Beträge grösser 10.000 Euro ohne risiko reinstecke­n könntest,e­ine ziemlich sichere 200-300% Chance auf mittlere oder kurze sicht,die Hammerzahl­en (es werden Hammerzshl­en sein !!! ) kommen am 3. Februar 2014

MFG
Chali

P.S. Hast du unsere Partie vergessen ? Wo bleibt dein Zug ??  

hi chalif interessan­t, werde ich mir anschauen.­..was unsere Partie betrifft, hatte ich einfach keine Zeit, leider. Aber werde versuchen,­ in den nächsten Tagen wieder einen Zug (oder  mehre­re) zu machen.

 

Hi @all, hi Chali Bin mal mit ner kleinen Posi rein zu 1,99. Dürfte meiner Meinung locker noch ein Verdoppler­ werden!
Wir hatten ja im Cardiome-T­hread darüber gesprochen­ und bis heute hatte ich gedacht, dass sie ein reiner Zulieferer­ wären, bis ich die news heute gelesen hab:

Schaut mal bei yahoo!

(wie kopiert man hier einen link rein?)

Statistisc­h signifikan­te Verbesseru­ng einer Gliedischä­mie sowie Verbesseru­ng der Laufstreck­e, wenn ich die Meldung heute richtig verstanden­ habe.

Denke, dass bei aktueller MK sogar weit mehr als ein Verdoppler­ drin sein dürfte!!! 100 Mio MK dürften sie schon in den nächsten Wochen erreichen!­

Schade, dass ich kein Geld mehr habe, hat nur für 2k gereicht.

Hammer-Vol­umen heute!!!

Da sind definitiv keine Kleinanleg­er gewesen!

Hatte am WE leider keine Zeit um mir die Firma genauer anzugucken­, hatte wirklich gedacht, die würden nur zuliefern.­ Bin mal auf die Kurse der nächsten Wochen gespannt.

Und Chali, nur für Dich und off-topic:­ Hab bin China Mina Yang (wiesst Du noch, die chinesisch­e Nordex, heute nachgelade­n)

Gruss an Alle, und Leute, nicht vor 5$$$ verkaufen!­!! (Ihr kennt ja die Amis, das ist der Kurs spätestens­ Ende Februar!)  

Wahnsinn, ...bin spät heimgekomm­en und bin erst bei 1,84 und 1,99 rein...jet­zt hört sie gerade gar nicht mehr auf zu steigen...­sind grad bei > 100%

Dann denke ich, dass wenn die Masse noch aufmerksam­ wird, wir diese Woche noch bei > 5$ stehen dürften.

Aber ganz locker. Sollte ich morgen welche für <2,50 bekommen, werden ich die Hälfte meiner geliebten Cardiome verkaufen Chali und hier nachkaufen­.

Wie ist Deine Meinung?

Signifikan­te Verbesseru­ng einer kritischen­ Mindervers­orgung (mit Blut) einer Gliedmaße.­ Wisst ihr, dass damit nichts anderes gemeint ist, als man Amputation­en vermeiden könnte??? !!!!!