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For the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, the Company reported a loss from operations of $2.7 million, compared to a loss from operations of $1.8 million for the same period in 2011. The increase in net cash used in operating activities was due primarily to testing and validation costs for the initial inventory of the Company's Excellagen product. For the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, the Company reported a net loss of $2.6 million, or $(0.02) per share, compared to a net loss of $1.7 million, or $(0.02) per share for the same period in 2011. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had a total of $9.1 million in cash compared to $4.7 million at the end of December 31, 2011. As of March 31, 2012, 119.6 million shares of Cardium's common stock were outstanding.
Excellagen Commercialization PlansIn the first quarter 2012, the Company announced the U.S. introduction of Excellagen and a logistics and cold chain agreement with Smith Medical Partners. Cardium's new and unique Excellagen product is a high molecular weight, sterile, professional use, Type-I bovine collagen topical gel supplied in ready-to-use, prefilled, single-use syringes. Cardium received FDA 510(k) clearance for marketing and sales in the U.S. of its Excellagen professional-use, sterile, syringe-based wound care product for the management of diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers and other dermal wounds in fourth quarter 2011. Excellagen is intended for physician use following debridement procedures, and is engineered to support a favorable wound healing environment for non-healing lower extremity ulcers in diabetic patients. Excellagen's viscosity optimized biocompatible gel formulation requires application at only one or two week intervals. It is recommended that Excellagen be applied following
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