International Stem Cell Corporation , announced that it had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with ARG Vermogensverwaltung AG ("ARG"), a German Investment Fund, to create a new European subsidiary ("ISCO Europe") to be funded with up to $10 million of capital derived from ARG and other independent sources in Europe.

Although its name is not as widespread as other species of the Brazilian biodiversity, the pracaxi (or "pracachy") - Pentaclethara macroloba Wild - is a very well known tree in the Amazon region. Its antibacterial and anti-hemorrhagic properties have made the plant traditional among local populations in the treatment of snake bites, healing of ulcers and surgical sanitation.

H.I.G. Capital, LLC ("H.I.G."), through its portfolio company, Vantage Specialty Chemicals (Chicago, IL), has recapitalized Lipo Chemicals, Inc., (Paterson, NJ) and its affiliated companies, a leading, global provider of ingredients and ingredient technologies to the personal care and cosmetics industry.

Skinvisible, Inc. and RHEI Pharmaceuticals, a Hong Kong-based pharmaceutical company and a subsidiary of the Luxembourg-based Leeward Ventures SICAR SCA, announce the completion of an exclusive license agreement granting RHEI, the exclusive rights to three Skinvisible formulations developed using its patented Invisicare polymer delivery system.