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Press Releases and Publications

2024

Fannin Partners Secures Grant Funding from NIDA and DoD to Advance Novel PDE4B Inhibitors for Neurological Diseases

GBI Biomanufacturing and Allterum Therapeutics Announce Strategic Collaboration to Manufacture Therapeutic Antibody for Clinical Trials

Pulmotect Raises $5.9M Series C Round Led by Fannin Partners

Procyrion Announces Appointment of Lucas Buchanan to Board of Directors

Radiomer Therapeutics: Revolutionizing Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals for Faster Cancer Treatment

Fannin launches Radiomer Therapeutics with novel targeting vector/ligand platform for radiopharmaceuticals

Allterum Therapeutics receives $12 million product development grant from CPRIT to advance anti-CD127 therapeutic antibody into clinic

Procyrion Recognized in Fierce Medtech's Fierce15 of 2023

Procyrion Closes $57.7 Million in Series E Financing

Houston innovator plays the long game of life science innovation with optimized capital efficiency

Allterum's development of its 4A10 monoclonal antibody targeting ALL approved to receive support through the National Cancer Institute Experimental Therapeutics Program

2023

Procyrion Announces First Patient Enrollments in the DRAIN-HF Pivotal IDE Trial for Aortix™ Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Technology

Pulmotect Receives First Tranche of $8.9 Million from The State of Texas

Procyrion Secures New Medicare Payment Codes Applicable to its Aortix™ Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Technology

Pulmotect Awarded $8.9 Million from The State of Texas

Fannin/Allterum awarded $2 million SBIR Phase II grant from NIH to advance monoclonal antibody for treating childhood leukemia

Aortix™ Pump Therapy Leads to Rapid Decongestion and Improved Kidney Function in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure and Worsening Renal Function

Procyrion Announces Successful First-in-Human Cases with Aortix™ Pump to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

2022

Brevitest Publication: Assessing Immunity by Quantitative Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies in Fingerstick Samples
Fannin Innovation Studio Accepted Into NIDA’s Medications Discovery Program

2021

Pulmotect Provides Results from Two Randomized, Placebo Controlled Phase-2 Trials of PUL-042 Against COVID-19

Procyrion’s Aortix™ Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Device to be Showcased at TCT 2021 Annual Meeting

Pulmotect Reports Positive Topline Results from Randomized, Placebo Controlled Phase-2 Trial of PUL-042 against COVID-19
Fannin Innovation Studio Awarded $2,000,000 NIH Grant for Development of a Novel Antivenom Therapeutic Based on Next-Generation Aptamers

NIH Awards Goldenrod Therapeutics $350,000 to Develop Novel Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Innovation studio aims to put Houston on the map for life science startup development

Procyrion Announces Successful First-in-Human Cases in Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Patients with Aortix™ Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Device

Pulmotect receives Department of Defense funding for Phase-2 trials of PUL-042 against COVID-19

Raptamer Discovery Group Awarded SBA Tibbetts Award

2020

Allterum Therapeutics completes Series Seed
Allterum Granted Two Designations by the FDA
Salivary IgA antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
Brevitest becomes first remote resident of LaunchPort™
Pulmotect receives FDA approval to commence two Phase-2 trials targeting COVID-19
Allterum closes $2.9 million CPRIT award and initiates drug manufacturing scale-up with FujiFilm Diosynth
Pulmotect Shows Promising Pre-Clinical Efficacy in Preventing Lethal Coronavirus Infection

2019

Fannin Attracts Experienced Financier/MD to Houston

Chorioanchor Awarded SBIR Grant from NIH
Brevitest Awarded SBIR Phase II Grant from NIDA
Dr. Colin Broom Joins Pulmotect Inc. as Chief Executive Officer
Think Houston, think India, think biomedical innovation [Opinion]

Pulmotect Announces Election of Dr. Kumar Srinivasan

Procyrion Names Av Edidin, Ph.D., as Senior Vice President of Development and Manufacturing
Fannin Awarded NIH Grant For Atrapos
Houston Chronicle-Procyrion passes key FDA milestone
Ten New Fellows Join Fannin’s Fellowship Program
Procyrion Receives FDA Breakthrough

Procyrion Raises $30 Million Series D to Support Clinical Trials of its Aortix™ Percutaneous Blood Pump for Treating Heart Failure Patients
Fannin Closes $5.25 Million Fundraising Round
Procyrion Closes Series ‘D’

2018

Elizabeth Hoff Joins Fannin – HBJ
Fannin Fellows Promoted
Elizabeth Hoff Joins Fannin

Procyrion Names Av Edidin, Ph.D., as Senior Vice President of Development and Manufacturing

Procyrion Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Aortix™ System

Procyrion Raises $30 Million Series D to Support Clinical Trials of its Aortix™ Percutaneous Blood Pump for Treating Heart Failure Patients

Procyrion Named Most Innovative Heart Pump Technology in 2018 Global Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards

Procyrion Selects Former Abbott/St. Jude Medical Group President Dr. Eric S. Fain as CEO

Medical Device Company Procyrion, Inc. Hires Three to Support Growth; Continues to Build Team

Procyrion, Inc. Wins Best Overall Medical Device Product in 2018 MedTech Breakthrough Awards

Procyrion, Inc. Announces ISO 13485:2016 Certification

Procyrion Featured in The Houston Chronicle: Health-care companies got most venture funds in Houston in Q1
Pulmotect Closes Series ‘B’

Procyrion Names Elisabeth Neely Senior Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, Formerly with Abbott
ChorioAnchor Receives NIH Grant
Acelerox Receives CPRIT Award

Procyrion Raises $16 Million Series C for Clinical Trials of its Breakthrough Aortix™ Heart Pump

Procyrion Honored As An Innovator Reshaping Texas
Fannin Receives 3rd SBA Award


2017

Fannin Hires New Fellows
Acelerox Receives NIH Award for Alzheimer’s
Stent-X Receives NIH Award
Fannin’s Atrapos Wins NIH Award for Eczema
Fannin’s rHDL Wins NIH Award for Cancer Research
Fannin’s Exotect Wins NIH Award for Lung Disease Research
Fannin Wins SBA Tibbetts Award

2016

Melissa Singh Named Principal
GuidaBot Wins NSF Grant
Fannin Wins SBA Award
Fannin Renovates and Expands Offices
BreviTest Wins Award for Cannabis Testing
Pulmotect Completes Second Clinical Trial
Fannin Hires New Fellows