janice shell
2 years ago
But wait!! There's more!!
SEC Adds Defendants and Claims in Microcap Fraud Case
Litigation Release No. 25487 / August 29, 2022
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Harmel S. Rayat, RenovaCare, Inc., Jatinder Bhogal, Jeetenderjit Singh Sidhu, and Sharon Fleming, No. 1:21-cv-04777 (S.D.N.Y.)
https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2022/lr25487.htm
Amended complaint:
https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2022/comp25487.pdf
samsamsamiam
3 years ago
SEC Charges Company and Controlling Shareholder with Securities Fraud
Litigation Release No. 25102/ May 28, 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Harmel S. Rayat and RenovaCare, Inc., No. 21-cv-4777 (S.D.N.Y. May 28, 2021)
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged RenovaCare, Inc., a development stage company headquartered in New Jersey, and its controlling shareholder, Harmel S. Rayat, with securities fraud for intentionally concealing Rayat and the company's role in promotional activities, including by drafting and issuing a press release that denied their participation in those activities.
The SEC's complaint, filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York, alleges that in July 2017, Rayat arranged, and caused RenovaCare to pay for, a promotional campaign designed to increase the company's stock price. The complaint alleges that Rayat was closely involved in directing the promotion and editing promotional materials, and arranged to funnel payments to the publisher through consultants to conceal RenovaCare's involvement in the campaign. According to the complaint, in January 2018, OTC Markets Group, Inc. requested RenovaCare issue a press release to explain its relationship to the promotion. The complaint alleges that Rayat and RenovaCare then drafted and issued a press release and a Form 8-K that contained material misrepresentations and omissions denying Rayat's and the company's involvement in the promotion.
The SEC's complaint charges Rayat and RenovaCare with violating the antifraud provisions of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and also charges Rayat with aiding and abetting the company's violations of those provisions. The complaint also charges RenovaCare with violating the reporting provisions of Exchange Act Section 15(d) and Rules 15d-11 and 12b-20 thereunder. The SEC seeks permanent injunctions and civil penalties against Rayat and RenovaCare, and officer-and-director and penny stock bars against Rayat.
The SEC's investigation was conducted by Darren E. Long and Daniel Weinstein, with assistance from Brian Shute and Jessica Regan in Enforcement's Office of Investigative and Market Analytics, and supervised by Brian O. Quinn and Carolyn M. Welshhans. The litigation will be led by Matt Scarlato and supervised by Jan Folena.
https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2021/lr25102.htm?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
samsamsamiam
3 years ago
SEC Charges Company and Controlling Shareholder with Securities Fraud
Litigation Release No. 25102/ May 28, 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Harmel S. Rayat and RenovaCare, Inc., No. 21-cv-4777 (S.D.N.Y. May 28, 2021)
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged RenovaCare, Inc., a development stage company headquartered in New Jersey, and its controlling shareholder, Harmel S. Rayat, with securities fraud for intentionally concealing Rayat and the company's role in promotional activities, including by drafting and issuing a press release that denied their participation in those activities.
The SEC's complaint, filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York, alleges that in July 2017, Rayat arranged, and caused RenovaCare to pay for, a promotional campaign designed to increase the company's stock price. The complaint alleges that Rayat was closely involved in directing the promotion and editing promotional materials, and arranged to funnel payments to the publisher through consultants to conceal RenovaCare's involvement in the campaign. According to the complaint, in January 2018, OTC Markets Group, Inc. requested RenovaCare issue a press release to explain its relationship to the promotion. The complaint alleges that Rayat and RenovaCare then drafted and issued a press release and a Form 8-K that contained material misrepresentations and omissions denying Rayat's and the company's involvement in the promotion.
The SEC's complaint charges Rayat and RenovaCare with violating the antifraud provisions of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and also charges Rayat with aiding and abetting the company's violations of those provisions. The complaint also charges RenovaCare with violating the reporting provisions of Exchange Act Section 15(d) and Rules 15d-11 and 12b-20 thereunder. The SEC seeks permanent injunctions and civil penalties against Rayat and RenovaCare, and officer-and-director and penny stock bars against Rayat.
The SEC's investigation was conducted by Darren E. Long and Daniel Weinstein, with assistance from Brian Shute and Jessica Regan in Enforcement's Office of Investigative and Market Analytics, and supervised by Brian O. Quinn and Carolyn M. Welshhans. The litigation will be led by Matt Scarlato and supervised by Jan Folena.
https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2021/lr25102.htm?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Vilone
4 years ago
RenovaCare Awarded New Patents Allowing Greater Versatility Of SkinGun(TM); Sterility In Field Environments; Spray Solutions To Now Include Targeted Cells, Drugs Or Hormones
GlobeNewswire - Thu Nov 19, 7:15AM CST
RenovaCare, Inc. (Symbol: RCAR; www.renovacareinc.com), developer of patented technologies for spraying self-donated stem cells for the regeneration of skin and other organs and tissues, today announced the issuance of two new patents encompassing improvements to the SkinGun(TM), expanding its potential application beyond the surgical setting into the field, and allowing the use of liquid suspension solutions to include drugs, hormones, and other useful agents. These new patents demonstrate RenovaCare's commitment to developing new products and expanding its proprietary cell spray technology platforms.
Robin A. Robinson, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer commented, "RenovaCare is leading the development of regenerative medical spray cell therapies with our novel CellMist(TM) System and SkinGun(TM) platform technologies. Our newest patents broaden the potential use of our novel SkinGun(TM) to spray an array of drugs, hormones, medical solutions and other agents. Further, these patented inventions enable the SkinGun(TM) spray device to be used outside of a surgical setting in out-patient clinics and field settings like emergency situations. The disposable components and an impervious contamination barrier create a sterile environment for the patient and SkinGun(TM) components."
"The RenovaCare SkinGun(TM) was designed to provide a non-invasive gentle spray for expedited burn wound healing. The newly-awarded patents may expand the SkinGun's potential use to benefit a wider population," stated Alan L. Rubino, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "While our team remains focused on advancing our core cell spray therapies through the FDA regulatory pathway, I am enthusiastic about the expanded commercial opportunities and meaningful strategic business alliances that our new patents may foster with potential partner companies."
The RenovaCare patent portfolio is comprised of eight patent families spanning the United States, Europe, and Asia. Already successfully defended, the Company has issued patents extending to 2037. Issued patents include cell isolation techniques for skin and other tissues and a cell spray gun that is highly effective in spraying different types of biologically compatible liquids and cell suspensions of all types. RenovaCare owns all technology developed and under development and has not in-licensed any technology.
About RenovaCare
RenovaCare, Inc. is developing new generation autologous stem cell therapies for the regeneration of human organs and tissues. The Company's initial product under development targets the body's largest organ, the skin. The Company's flagship technology, the CellMist(TM) System, renders single-cell suspensions of tissue-specific pluripotent cells from donor tissues through sequential protease digestions. The RenovaCare CellMist(TM) System facilitates rapid healing of wounds or other afflicted tissues when applied topically as a gentle cell mist using the patented RenovaCare SkinGun(TM). The Company's SkinGun(TM) is used to spray a liquid suspension of a patient's stem cells - the CellMist(TM) Solution - on to wounds.
Development for next-generation biomedical technologies and devices for addressing unmet medical needs and commercialization is taking place at the RenovaCare R&D Innovation Center, located at StemCell Systems in Berlin, Germany. The Innovation Center houses dedicated RenovaCare cell biology laboratories; additional engineering, fabrication, prototyping and performance testing facilities; and product design studios for medical devices and biomedical products. Experienced contract bioengineers, cell biologists, and support staff work under the direction of a team of MD-PhDs who are experts in regenerative medicine, new product development, and clinical translation.
RenovaCare products are currently in development. They are not available for sale in the United States. There is no assurance that the Company's planned or filed submissions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will be accepted or cleared by the FDA.
For additional information, please call Amit Singh at: 1-888-398-0202 or visit: https://renovacareinc.com
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Hezekia
5 years ago
Here's a portion of a letter from the new CEO that came out today. This is their plan for 2020...
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LOOKING FORWARD TO 2020:
"We enter a brand-new year excited by the many opportunities that lay before us with ample cash (approximately $13 million) and the support and encouragement of our many stakeholders.
Our highest priority in 2020 will be to advance the SkinGunβ’ through our regulatory program so we can obtain approval for conducting clinical trials, initially for establishing the safety of our device.
While there are no guarantees of obtaining regulatory consent for our clinical trials, our confidence is strengthened by peer-reviewed publications and by the compelling visual outcomes of the more than 70 burn patients (see pictures here) experimentally treated with an early version of the technology underlying the SkinGunβ’.
Our goal is to bring our therapy to the tens of millions worldwide who suffer from burns, chronic and acute wounds, and scars, an estimated $45 billion market in the U.S. alone."
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Notice that he writes the highest priority in 2020 for Renovacare is trying to get approval JUST TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT CLINICAL TRIALS. Everything that is written ("70 burn patients, peer-reviewed publications, etc.) is VERY OLD NEWS! This is where they were at least 3 years ago! NO REAL PROGRESS TOWARDS PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATION! All they've done is to hire a few big names to get some publicity - with nothing but empty promises behind the scenes. The $13 million that they have will be used to buy more publicity and pay their expensive new hires. Where will the tens of millions of dollars come from to perform the needed Clinical Trials to submit to the FDA?
Their main competitor (Avita Medical) ALREADY HAS FDA APPROVAL FOR THEIR SPRAY-ON RECELL PRODUCT - AS WELL AS THEIR OWN MANUFACTURING FACILITY, MARKETING/SALES FORCE AND ACTUAL PRODUCT SALES! They also are in the midst of 2 more Clinical Trials (for more uses) with several more CT's lining up behind those (and the money and know-how to run them). By the time Renovacare actually conducts a Clinical Trial (if they ever do) Avita Medical will have a stranglehold on most of the indications in the market.
Hezekia
5 years ago
PLEASE DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THIS COMPANY! I have personally asked them when they plan to BEGIN clinical trials to get their product on the US market. They do not answer my question. And this was 2-3 YEARS ago. They've made ZERO progress since then.
I work for a top 5 US Medical Technology company and am very familiar with how much it costs and how long it takes to get a product through the FDA. They will need tens of millions of dollars and at least 3 years (plus a lot more resources) to accomplish this task. And that's if they started their clincal trials TODAY!
They have been promising things for YEARS, but have yet to deliver even one of them. In addition, there's already a company (RCEL - on NASDAQ) that's received FDA approval for the same type of burn treatment solution - they have an outstanding business plan, plenty of money to go after additional claims, 50+ peer reviewed articles on thier technology, their own state of the art manufacturing facility, etc. THEY will be the dominate market leader in this field. Check them out. You can confirm what I'm saying about Renovacare by looking at thier latest Form 10-Q quarterly report that they file with the SEC. You can confirm what I'm saying about RCEL (Avita Medical) by going to their website.
Not trying to be mean - just truthful from past experience. Best wishes.