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Archive for the ‘Bald Business’ Category

May 7th, 2007

Intercytex Inks 10 Year Deal with BioLife Solutions

From the press release:
BioLife Solutions Inc. , a leading developer and marketer of proprietary hypothermic storage and cryopreservation media products for cells and tissues, today announced a supply and licensing agreement with Intercytex Group plc, a Cambridge, UK, and Boston-based cell therapy company.
The agreement lasts 10 years and covers permits Intercytex access to the HypoThermosol […]

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May 4th, 2007

Intercytex Raising £12 Million Via Stock

Intercytex - who shall henceforth be known casually as Mr. Roboto - is raising cash with an institutional stock offering. The biotech is offering 23M shares and 52 pence each to institutional investors across Europe and the UK. The money will be used “to complete a number of key value-driving steps, including the market launch […]

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March 26th, 2007

Intercytex Still in the Red

Inercytex, the UK company working to clone/regenerate human tissue, announced preliminary 2006 financials on Friday.
The company said its loss before tax for the year was £9.2 million, compared to £7.2miliion a year ago. Loss on ordinary activities after taxation was £8.20 million, compared to £6.51 million in the previous year. Loss per share for the […]

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March 20th, 2007

Minnesota Rep Wants to Regulate Hair Transplant Facilities

Rep. Mark Buesgens introduced legislation last month to regulate hair transplant facilities. (source) Here’s the official scoop on the proposed legislation. It sounds like a health inspector specifically for “hair transplant surgery facilities.”
Balding Blog has commentary suggesting this isn’t necessary; medical doctors are already bound by a code of ethics and license to practice regulations. […]

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March 19th, 2007

ElectroTrichoGenesis (ETG) - Hair Growth Via Static Cling

So, I came across a reference to ElectroTrichoGenesis the other day; problem is I had no idea what it was. Google to the rescue!
ElectroTrichoGenesis (ETG) is a treatment option for hair loss distributed by Current Technology Corporation. How’s it work? Picture a dentist chair with a salon hair dryer hood. Only, instead of setting your […]

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March 12th, 2007

John Amaechi: Spokesman for HeadBlade

This falls into the initial category of follow up from the Tim Hardaway fiasco. John Amaechi, another former NBA player, has signed on as spokesman for HeadBlade, a brand of razor designed especially for shaving one’s head.
What’s the connection to the Hardaway fiasco?
Amaechi went public with his homosexuality in February 2007; Hardaway’s comments were made […]

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March 4th, 2007

March Is Scams Awareness Month

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), a bureau of the British government, is running “Scams Awareness Month” during March. And that unfortunately has more than a bit of relevance for Bald Men.
Unscrupulous people are keen to play on insecurities in an effort to separate you from your hard earned cash. One of the first posts […]

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February 18th, 2007

BaldGuyz Drops Tim Hardaway

As a recent commenter here, Rob Boyte, has already alluded, Tim Hardaway’s recent statement has led BaldGuyz to drop him as a spokesman.
Said BaldGuyz founder, Howard Brauner, “BaldGuyz, like baldness, does not discriminate based on lifestyle choice, color, education, financial resources, religion, physical capabilities or in any other way.“
Tags: advertising, alopecia, bald, baldguyz, baldness, gay-men, […]

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February 5th, 2007

Bald Is Beautiful by Jodi Pliszka

You remember Jodi, right? The American Inventor finalist whose HeadlineIt! is due to hit the shelves this year?
Well, she recently updated me what’s been going on in her neck of the woods, and I thought I’d share:
First, the HeadlineIt! is due out in May or June, a few months later than initially projected. Not only […]

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January 30th, 2007

Headwear etc. Announces Wholesale Catalog

from PR Web:
Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) January 26, 2007 — Innovative and unique headwear apparel company, Headwear etc., proudly announces the availability of their entire line of cancer and chemotherapy headwear apparel to retailers at wholesale rates.
Headwear etc. is a company founded by breast cancer survivor, Marilyn Robinson. Through her experience as a cancer survivor […]

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