MetaStat, Inc. Announces Memorandum of Understanding to Transfer its Therapeutic Business
ACCESSWIRE - Thu Jul 17, 8:25AM CDT
MONTCLAIR, NJ. / ACCESSWIRE / MetaStat, Inc. (OTCQB: MTST), a life science company focused on understanding and treating systemic metastasis, announced today that on July 14, 2014 it entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to transfer its therapeutic assets to a newly formed private company, ASET Therapeutics. ASET will be led by David Epstein, former chief scientific officer of OSI Pharmaceuticals, who will remain as a director of MetaStat for at least 6 months following consummation of the transaction.
ATS Labs, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of MicroTest Labs, Inc.
PR Newswire - Mon Jul 14, 7:00AM CDT
Today, ATS Labs, Inc. (ATS), majority owned by Ampersand Capital Partners, announced that it acquired the assets of MicroTest Labs, Inc. (MTL) of Agawam, MA. The acquisition of MTL is the first step in the strategy of ATS to expand its microbiology and chemistry laboratory services platform to support the medical device and biopharmaceutical industries. The combined companies will soon be known as Accuratus Lab Services, a name that personifies the quality and accuracy of testing results and scientific solutions that support the antimicrobial, consumer product, medical device, and biopharmaceutical industries.
MetaStat, Inc. Closes Equity Financing
ACCESSWIRE - Wed Jul 02, 11:18AM CDT
MONTCLAIR, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / July 2, 2014 / MetaStat, Inc. (OTCQB: MTST), a life science company focused on understanding and treating systemic metastasis, announced today that on June 30, 2014, it entered into a securities purchase agreement in a private placement totaling $5.7 million, inclusive of the automatic exchange of outstanding convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $3.3 million.
Photo Release -- Fish Embryo Toxicology Testing is Better Alternative for Whole-Effluent Testing, Advises New Whitepaper from Microtest Laboratories
GlobeNewswire - Mon Jun 16, 9:38AM CDT
As pharmaceutical, chemical and other manufacturers come under increased scrutiny for their Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET), a new methodology to measure WET -- fish embryo toxicity (FET) testing -- promises to better determine the potential environmental impact of their products and waste water on the environment.
MetaStat, Inc. Announces Publication of Results of its MetaSite Breast Test in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI)
ACCESSWIRE - Wed Jun 04, 5:04AM CDT
MONTCLAIR, N.J. / ACCESSWIRE / June 04, 2014 / MetaStat, Inc. (OTCQB: MTST), a life science company focused on commercializing novel technologies that uniquely understand systemic metastasis, which is responsible for 90% of fatalities in most solid tumor cancers, announced today that positive results from a study of its MetaSite Breast test were published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI). The study paper is titled "Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis and Risk of Distant Metastasis of Breast Cancer." The MetaSite Breast test, a diagnostic assay that quantifies the number of "tumor microenvironments of metastasis" ("TMEM" or "MetaSite"
Disinfectant Qualification Questions Are Answered for Sterile Drug Manufacturers in New White Paper From Microtest Laboratories
GlobeNewswire - Mon Jun 02, 8:33AM CDT
Manufacturers of sterile drug products are required by the FDA to undertake disinfectant qualification studies to determine the effectiveness of their disinfecting agents. A new white paper, "Disinfectant Qualifications: Insight and Perspective," answers the most frequently asked questions about conducting a successful study. Download the paper from Microtest Laboratories at http://www.microtestlabs.com/disinfectant-qualifications.
MetaStat, Inc. Announces Issuance of New U.S. Patent for its MetaSite Breast(tm) Test
ACCESSWIRE - Thu Mar 06, 7:41AM CST
MONTCLAIR, N.J. / ACCESSWIRE / March 6, 2014 / MetaStat, Inc. (OTCQB : MTST), a life science company focused on understanding and treating systemic metastasis, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued on February 4, 2014, U.S. Patent No. 8,642,277 entitled: "TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT OF METASTASIS (TMEM) AND USES THEREOF IN DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TUMORS." The named inventors of this new patent are John Condeelis, Thomas E. Rohan, Frank B. Gertler, and Joan G Jones.
MetaStat, Inc. to Present at the 26th Annual ROTH Conference
Marketwire - Wed Feb 26, 6:15AM CST
MetaStat, Inc. (OTCQB: MTST), a life science company focused on understanding and treating systemic metastasis, announced today that it has been invited to present at the upcoming 26th Annual ROTH Conference. The conference will be held on March 9-12, 2014 at The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California. MetaStat will be presenting on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 12:30 pm (PT).
Rightscorp Innovative Business Model Persuades File Sharing Users to Pay Intellectual Property Holders: Updates on Recent Coverage
PR Newswire - Tue Feb 25, 6:00AM CST
A California company, Rightscorp, Inc. (OTCQB: RIHT) is receiving the blessing of major music and movie studios by going after illegal distributors on file-sharing sites in a different way than previous enforcement methods. Shareholders seem encouraged as well, especially since this type of low-level piracy is likely to continue.
Biotech Breakthroughs Brings Powerful Cancer Testing and Drugs to Market
PR Newswire - Tue Feb 18, 6:00AM CST
New trial confirms MetaSite Breast test's ability to predict breast cancer metastasis. MetaSite Breast would allow doctors and patients to customize breast cancer treatment based on the cancer's probability of metastasizing.
Metastat Analyst Report Provides Investor Opportunity
PR Newswire - Mon Feb 17, 6:00AM CST
With the tremendous run in the biotech sector over the last 12 months many have overlooked this micro-cap gem that has terrific upside potential. Metastat, Inc. (OTCQB: MTST) is a life sciences company that provides proprietary platform technologies for the treatment of systemic metastasis. This micro-cap stock is topping the list for many analyst in the coming year.
MetaStat, Inc. Launches Scientific Advisory Board for Therapeutics
ACCESSWIRE - Mon Feb 10, 7:00AM CST
MONTCLAIR, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / February 10, 2014 / MetaStat, Inc. (OTCQB: MTST), a life science company focused on understanding and treating systemic metastasis, today announced the appointments of scientific and clinical leaders from the fields of RNA biology, alternative splicing, and therapeutic resistance in cancer to its newly formed scientific advisory board for therapeutics. The members include David M. Epstein, Ph.D, Eric Winer, M.D., Adrian Krainer, Ph.D., Mariano-Garcia Blanco, M.D., Ph.D., Michael Hemann, M.D., Ph.D. and Frank Gertler, Ph.D.
MetaStat, Inc. to Present at the 2014 BIO CEO & Investor Conference in New York City on February 11, 2014
ACCESSWIRE - Wed Feb 05, 8:03AM CST
MONTCLAIR, NJ / February 5, 2014 / ACCESSWIRE / MetaStat, Inc. (OTCQB: MTST), a life science company focused on understanding and treating systemic metastasis, today announced that the company's Chief Executive Officer, Oscar Bronsther, M.D., will present at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. EST. The conference will be held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Dr. Bronsther will discuss MetaStat's novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to systemic metastasis, the process by which cancer spreads from a primary tumor through the bloodstream to other areas of the body.
Fundamentals of Endotoxin Testing for Medical Device Manufacturers are Detailed in New Technical Brief
Business Wire - Tue Jan 14, 9:12AM CST
The fundamentals of endotoxin testing for medical device manufacturers -- from definition to assay acceptance criteria --are detailed in new technical brief available from Microtest Laboratories.
MetaStat, Inc. to Present at Biotech Showcase(TM) 2014 in San Francisco
Marketwire - Wed Jan 08, 11:12AM CST
MetaStat, Inc. (OTCQB: MTST), a life science company focused on understanding and treating systemic metastasis, today announced that the company's Chief Executive Officer, Oscar Bronsther, M.D., will present at the Biotech Showcase(TM) 2014 on Wednesday, January 15th at 9:30am PST. Dr. Bronsther will discuss MetaStat's novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to systemic metastasis, the process by which cancer spreads from a primary tumor through the bloodstream to other areas of the body. To arrange a one-on-one meeting with management, please contact Andrew Haag at mtst@irthcommunications.com or 1-866-976-IRTH.
Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc. Announces Year End 2013 Conference Call for Bondholders
PR Newswire - Tue Jan 07, 8:52AM CST
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MetaStat, Inc. Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for Its MenaCalc(TM) Platform
Marketwire - Mon Dec 23, 7:30AM CST
MetaStat, Inc. (OTCQB: MTST), a life science company focused on understanding and treating systemic metastasis, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued US Patent Number US 8,603,738 entitled: "METASTASIS SPECIFIC SPLICE VARIANTS OF MENA AND USES THEROF IN DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF TUMORS", Inventors: John Condeelis, Sumanta Goswami, Frank Gertler, and Paola Nistico.
MetaStat Announces Poster Presentation at the 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Marketwire - Tue Dec 17, 9:13AM CST
MetaStat, Inc. (OTCBB: MTST), a life sciences company focused on understanding and treating systemic metastasis, today announced data on the company's licensed metastatic breast cancer diagnostic has been presented in Poster Session P2-11-03 entitled "A tumor microenvironment of metastasis (TMEM) biomarker in early breast cancer provides prognostic information that is complementary to IHC4: A prospective validation study" at the CTRC-AACR 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on December 10-14, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas.