Arena Pharmaceuticals is ponying up $60 million upfront and investing $10 million in Aristea Therapeutics to collaborate on the latter’s inflammatory disease program and snag the option to acquire its partner. Arena also chipped into Aristea’s $63 million series B round, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company. Aristea, an AstraZeneca spinout, is developing the […]

As a biotech company on the forefront of nerve repair treatment, Axogen has always been near the front of the scientific curve. But they’ve also done okay on the real estate front. Three years ago, the company, founded in Gainesville, signed a 75,000-square-foot lease for a second headquarters at Tampa’s Heights Union, which was at […]

Cannabis company Terra Tech recently finalized its merger with Unrivaled. The California-based companies with combined operations in California, Oregon and Nevada (which represents about 30% of the entire US market) is now known as Unrivaled Brands. CEO Frank Knuettel joined the show to discuss the merger, West Coast landscape, and correcting previous management’s missteps.