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Healthcare Finance and Research Services
Bristol has demonstrated
a strong commitment to building innovative and successful companies within
the healthcare and life sciences industries. We pride ourselves on our
ability to develop innovative financing solutions for our healthcare /
life sciences clients, and provide a proactive, long-term investment perspective
in the transactions we structure.
Even in the face of
rapid technological development, changing reimbursement, regulatory environments,
shifting investor sentiment and financing cycles, we deliver an unparalleled
network of healthcare investors to support management teams that share
a common objective of building durable businesses with sustainable value.
Bristol's healthcare
team focuses on the following segments:
Medical Devices
Analytical Instruments, Anesthesia Products, Biomaterials, OB-GYN Products,
Cardiovascular Devices, Catheters, Dental Products, Diagnostic Imaging,
Drug Delivery, In Vitro Diagnostics, Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive
Surgery Products, Kits and Trays, Ophthalmic Devices, Orthotic and Prosthetics,
Packaging Products and Equipment, Pulmonary Devices, Specimen Collection
Disposables, Women's Health, Surgical Instruments, Wound Care Items.
Pharmaceuticals
Anti-infectives, Blood Substitutes, Cancer Therapies, Cardio-Vascular
Drugs, Contrast Agents, Dermatologicals, Drug Delivery Systems, Generics,
Natural Products, Nutraceuticals, OTC Products, Pharmaceutical Packaging,
Proteins, Vaccines, Veterinary, Wound Care.
Healthcare Information
Systems
Billing Systems, Clinical Information Systems, Electronic Medical Records,
Hospital Information Systems, Outcome Measurement Systems, Physician Practice
Management Systems, Pictorial Archiving Communication Systems, Radiology
Information Systems, Surgical Treatment Systems.
Biotechnology
Biochemical Products, Biotech Instruments, Human Diagnostics, Human Therapeutics.
Distribution
Dental Distribution, Direct Marketing (Catalog, Mail Order, On-Line Systems),
Hospital Distribution, Private Practice Distribution, Specialty Distribution.
Medical Services
Clinical Laboratories, Diagnostic Imaging Services, Independent Medical
Exams, Managed Care, Utilization Review.
Bristol augments its staff with healthcare advisors including:
Dr. William Prather
is an advisor to Bristol. He has been Senior Vice President, Finance and
Business Development of Boston Biomedica (NasdaqNM-BBII) since August
1999. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Prather was the Senior Health
Care Analyst for Cruttenden Roth, Inc. from 1995 to 1998. From 1992 to
1995 he was the Senior Analyst in Health Care for Manning and Napier Advisors.
Dr. Prather earned a B.S. in pharmacy and his MD at the University of
Missouri--Kansas City, and completed a Clinical Research Geriatric Fellowship
at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Prather is a Director of Primed International,
a medical device company and a member of the Advisory Board of the Canadian
Medical Discovery Fund, Inc., a fund of MDS Capital Corp.
Our affiliated company,
Wall Street Advisor, provides investment research on and marketing for
healthcare and technology companies. We also sponsor the Wall Street Investor
Council and the CEO Forum which provides companies with access to several
hundred healthcare investment professionals. Our research is used by money
managers, stockbrokers, financial planners, investment clubs, high net
worth individuals, investor relations firms and individual investors who
demand high-quality investment research information. Wall Street Advisor
research is distributed through BusinessWire to over half a million money
managers, stockbrokers, pension funds and other investors. We supplement
this network with our own healthcare-specific investment professionals.
The following list
provides an overview of our clients in the healthcare / life sciences
industry:
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Nutrition
21
NXXI - NasdaqSC
Nutrition 21, based in Purchase, NY, is a nutritional bioscience company
and the maker of chromium-based supplements with health benefits substantiated
by clinical research. The function of insulin, the body’s master
metabolic hormone, is in part dependent on chromium that must be supplied
through diet or supplementation. The Company markets Chromax®
chromium picolinate. Bristol's
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Delcath
Systems, Inc.
DCTH - NasdaqSC
Delcath Systems has developed a patented system to isolate the liver
from the general circulatory system and to administer chemotherapy
and other therapeutic agents directly to the liver. Delcath’s
system delivers chemotherapy to the liver and cleanses the blood of
the chemotherapy before its return from the liver. Research
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Stellar
International Inc.
SLRXF - OTCBB
Stellar International Inc. develops and markets: 1) NeoVisc a viscosupplement,
for the treatment of osteoarthritis and 2) Uracyst for the diagnosis
and treatment of interstitial cystitis (an inflammatory disease of
the urinary bladder wall). October
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SinoFresh
HealthCare, Inc.
SFSH - OTC BB
SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc. develops and markets innovative ear, nose,
and throat products that represent unique approaches to age-old health
complaints. Our products can be found in the sinus remedies, allergy
remedies, and throat relief aisles of most retail pharmacies. Bristol's
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Biophan Technology
BIPH - OTC BB
Biophan Technologies, Inc. is engaged in enabling implantable and
interventional medical devices to operate safely and compatibly with
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) diagnostic equipment. The Company
has developed several technologies that improve the safety of medical
devices in the presence of an MRI machine. Research
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Biolase Technology
BLTI - NasdaqNM
BLTI is a medical technology company that designs, develops, manufactures
and markets advanced dental, cosmetic and surgical products. Research
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Discovery
Labs
DSCO - NasdaqSC
DSCO a development stage pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing
compounds to treat respiratory diseases that affect the ability of
the lungs to absorb oxygen. Research
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World Heart
Corporation
WHBT - NasdaqNM
World Heart Corporation operates a global scale medical device business
focused initially on HeartSaver. Initially developed by, CVD, HeartSaver
is designed to be an affordable, fully implantable heart assist device
to provide long-term support of pulsatile blood flow to patients suffering
from heart failure and to permit the recipient to return to near normal
activities. Financing
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Spectrx Inc
SPRX - OTC BB
SpectRx, Inc. is a medical technology company focused on insulin
delivery and glucose monitoring products for the diabetes management
market and biophotonic devices and technology for the non-invasive
cancer diagnostics market. Historically, the Company's technology
has been primarily based upon biophotonic technology, which it defines
as the use of light and other forms of energy to access the human
body to diagnose and monitor disease. Financing
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Generex
Biotechnology Corp.
GNBT - NasdaqSC
Generex Biotechnology Corporation is a development stage
company engaged primarily in the research and development of drug
delivery technologies. Its focus is the development of its technology
for the administration of formulations of large molecule drugs to
the oral cavity using a hand-held aerosol applicator. Research
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