Daxor Corporation Receives $200K Matching Fund Award from Launch Tennessee
October 01 2021 - 8:30AM
Daxor Corporation (NYSE: DXR), the global leader in blood volume
measurement technology, today announced Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN)
has awarded Daxor Corporation a SBIR/STTR matching fund grant for
Daxor’s Phase II award from the Department of Defense in the amount
of $200K for the development of its next-generation point-of-care
blood volume analyzer.
“Receiving this grant is a tremendous validation
of our efforts to help clinicians achieve optimal fluid management
and improve patient outcomes by developing world-class technology.
This award recognizes our ongoing dedication to driving innovation,
creating jobs, and maintaining our facilities in Oak Ridge,”
commented Michael Feldschuh, Daxor’s CEO and President. “We are
proud of our affiliation with the great state of Tennessee and are
grateful to participate in this opportunity.”
With more than 80 applications received this
year, these coveted and highly selective awards were given to
leading companies in the life sciences/biotech, advanced
energy/cleantech, agtech, or automotive/mobility industry. The
selection criteria mandated that each grant recipient had to
contribute to the overall economic development of Tennessee and aid
in LaunchTN’s mission to support entrepreneurship and innovation
across the state.
These two (SBIR and STTR) initiatives are
sometimes referred to as the Nation’s largest source of early-stage
funding for start-ups and small business. On the state level, the
aim of the grant is to stimulate the statewide economy by
facilitating capital formation, market building and nurturing
Tennessee’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. In its fourth year, the
SBIR/STTR Matching Fund is a strategic initiative developed and
administered by LaunchTN to advance the commercialization of
technology innovation and job creation across the state.
About Daxor
Corporation
Daxor Corporation (NYSE: DXR) is the global
leader in blood volume measurement technology focused on blood
volume testing innovation. We developed and market the BVA-100®
(Blood Volume Analyzer), the first diagnostic blood test cleared by
the FDA to provide safe, accurate, objective quantification of
blood volume status and composition compared to patient-specific
norms. The BVA technology enhances hospital performance metrics in
a broad range of surgical and medical conditions, including heart
failure and critical care, by informing treatment strategies,
resulting in significantly improved multiple measures of patient
outcomes. Daxor's mission is to advance healthcare by enabling
optimal fluid management with blood volume analysis. Daxor’s vision
is optimal blood volume for all. For more information, please visit
our website at Daxor.com.
About Launch Tennessee
Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) is a
public-private partnership with a vision to make Tennessee the most
startup-friendly state in the nation. Our mission is to empower a
high-functioning network of resources focused on core priorities
that support Tennessee’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Through our
network of Entrepreneur Centers and partner organizations across
the state, Launch Tennessee fosters collaboration among
entrepreneurs, the private sector, capital sources, institutions,
and government to offer entrepreneurs what they need to succeed and
stay in Tennessee to build companies and create jobs.
Forward-Looking Statements
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forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including without
limitation, statements regarding the impact of hiring sales staff
and expansion of our distribution channels. Forward-looking
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uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to
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release, including, without limitation, those risk associated with
our post-market clinical data collection activities, benefits of
our products to patients, our expectations with respect to product
development and commercialization efforts, our ability to increase
market and physician acceptance of our products, potentially
competitive product offerings, intellectual property protection,
FDA regulatory actions, our ability to integrate acquired
businesses, our expectations regarding anticipated synergies with
and benefits from acquired businesses, and additional other risks
and uncertainties described in our filings with the SEC.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date when made.
Daxor does not assume any obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Investor Relations Contact:Bret ShapiroSr.
Managing Partner, CORE IR516-222-2560brets@coreir.com
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