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CoaguSense Debuts New Home Care Device for Patients Using Oral Anticoagulants; Doubles Space at Christy Street

June 8, 2010 by Fremont Business Park

More than four million patients in the U.S. are being treated with oral anticoagulants such as warfarin (Coumadin®) for a variety of clinical conditions such as dangerous blood clots, heart attacks, stroke, coronary artery disease, joint replacement, congestive heart failure, and cancer.

In the past, these patients had to make lab appointments to have their blood tested regularly to see if they were maintaining the proper clotting times, according to something called the Prothrombin Time/International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR). A tube of blood would be drawn using a large needle in the arm, which could be painful. And of course, this often created problems for patients who were on anti-clotting therapy in getting the bleeding stopped after the sample was taken.

Further, the sample then needed to be analyzed and the results reported to physicians before patients could be contacted and any adjustment made in their warfarin dosage.

For long-term warfarin users, lab visits typically were required every four to six weeks. This period of time was frequent enough to be inconvenient for patients, many of whom are elderly. At the same time, it was not frequent enough to ensure that patients stayed within the therapeutic range required to properly treat their medical condition.

Testing at Home or in the Doctor’s Office
On June 1st, CoaguSense Inc. — which is headquartered in Building 42840 Christy St., Suite 110 — emerged from stealth mode, with FDA approval of their groundbreaking portable, point-of-care medical system.

The CoaguSense PT/INR monitoring system is designed for home use by patients, or by physicians right in their offices, without requiring a separate trip by patients to a specialized lab. Medicare will now cover both treatment options.

With the CoaguSense system, a small finger stick is all that’s needed to produce a blood sample on a test strip. The system’s metering device then reads the sample and adjustments can be made by physicians instantly, minimizing the chance of clotting.

Talking with CoaguSense President and CEO Doug Patterson, I learned that administering anticoagulants such as warfarin or Coumadin has always carried significant risks for the medical community. “If a physician prescribes too high a level of warfarin to ensure clots don’t occur or reoccur, there’s a real risk of causing a hemorrhagic stroke due to excessive bleeding,” Patterson explained. “That could lead to a costly malpractice suit against the physician. But if too little is prescribed, then the patient will get blood clots. It’s critical the optimum therapeutic range is maintained — and that’s where our system can help.”

Christy Street Space Offers CoaguSense Extraordinary Flexibility
Founded in 2008, CoaguSense moved into 3,323 sq. ft. of space in 42840 Christy St. in early 2009. Patterson said the location in Fremont, close to the I-880 freeway, as well as services and dining in the Pacific Commons Shopping Center, was ideal for employees.

But what appealed most to Patterson was Christy Street’s flexibility to accommodate the expansion he envisioned for the company. CoaguSense just added 3,000 sq. ft. of space in the adjacent suite 112 — combining suites 112 and 110 into a single office with more than 6,300 sq. ft. That gives Patterson enough room for office purposes — and even to manufacture the test strips in a small facility that’s part of the Fremont space. Meter fabrication is outsourced.

“As a medical device company, we are certified not only by the State of California but also ISO under ISO 1345 guidelines,” said Patterson. “If we were to move, we would have to undergo the arduous certification process again. Having the flexibility to expand here at Christy Street is critical.”

This may prove even more critical going forward. Industry analysts estimate the patient self-testing market will grow by over 500% annually, from $100 million to $1 billion annually within five years!

Abbott Labs has signed an exclusive sales agreement to market the CoaguSense system nationwide. For more information about CoaguSense, visit the website. To find out more about the remaining spaces at Fremont Business Park at Christy Street, e-mail Anna Mcquillan Rose, or call her at (408) 550-4826. DRE License #01368576

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Growing Businesses Leading Way Out of the Recession at Fremont Business Park

June 2, 2010 by Fremont Business Park

The evidence is clear. The latest economic report released last week confirmed the worst U.S. recession in decades did indeed end sometime in the middle of 2009, when the economic data began to improve.

With unemployment expected to remain high for some time, it’s likely to be a long slow climb out of the depths. But leading the way will be emerging, often smaller businesses with tremendous growth prospects. It’s precisely these types of companies that have lately been calling Fremont Business Park at Christy Street home.

Smaller Spaces the Hottest
Recently leasing activity at Christy Street has provided plenty of evidence.

“Most of the demand has been for new, smaller spaces that we have created out of larger spaces that just weren’t the right fit for the 2009-2010 leasing market,” said Ralph Borelli, Chairman of Borelli Investment Company, which is managing and marketing the complex. “The new tenants represent a broad cross-section of business sectors, but they are almost all emerging businesses with bright prospects for the future. This makes for a very dynamic environment within the complex.”

Three New Smaller Spaces Available
As part of a comprehensive $2 million renovation of the 120,000 square foot, three-building complex, a larger space in 42808 Christy was divided into spaces as small as 357 square feet, leasing for just $495/month. At that price — as you might imagine — the offices were quickly snapped up by emerging growth companies.

Other smaller offices that were created included a 567-square-foot office in 42501 Albrae Street — now leased — and an available 1,168-square-foot office in 42840 Christy with two private offices, an open reception area, coffee bar, and CAT5 wiring already in place. This is the last of the original set of small offices that is still available.

Now, Borelli is dividing another larger space into three more new smaller offices, and the demand for these offices is expected to be high. For complete details, brokers or business owners are encouraged to e-mail Anna Mcquillan Rose immediately, or call her at (408) 550-4826. DRE License #01368576.

Activity at the Complex Remains Brisk
Anna reports that the number of inquiries and requests for tours continues to increase — for both the smaller spaces and for the larger spaces that are ideal for companies taking the next step up.

She explained, “It’s just a very exciting business community at Christy Street. You can almost feel the energy. These businesses are built on great ideas, and the owners are excited about the future. The companies’ enthusiasm seems contagious — it creates a very positive place to work.”

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The Word Is Getting Around — One Christy Street Tenant Refers Another

March 29, 2010 by Fremont Business Park

It’s often said that your best source of new business is your own customers. But does that hold true in commercial real estate? It certainly did last week when Cognate, Inc. — which was referred by existing Christy Street tenant P3 Solutions, Inc. — signed a lease to move into a new 508 sq. ft. office in Building 42808.

Cognate Provides People Solutions

Cognate is another one of those agile, tech-savvy companies with extensive experience in the design and implementation of IT-based, process-based, or outsourced solutions in staffing and related areas. Cognate not only provides the right technology platform, but it can also incorporate best practices and deliver its proven expertise to meet any objective — often on a tight timeframe and consistently on budget.

One big plus that’s attracted a lot of businesses to Cognate is its experience working with any of the leading people management platforms — including Oracle, Siebel, and SAP. The company also handles recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) in whatever way suits an organization’s needs.

Rewarding P3 Solutions

By helping to attract a new tenant to Christy Street, P3 Solutions — which specializes in the integration of business processes with information-oriented enterprise software solutions — gets several benefits.

As the office complex becomes an increasingly dynamic business community, it will attract more customers. And those customers may well end up doing business with more than one company located there. Think cross-pollination.

Secondly, Borelli Investment Company — which is managing Christy Street — provides referral fees to businesses that recommend other companies as potential tenants. So P3 Solutions benefits financially as well. Not bad for simply recommending Christy Street as a good place to work.

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Happy Groundhog Day! And Another New Tenant Moves In to the Complex.

February 2, 2010 by Fremont Business Park

It’s Groundhog Day, and it was hard to decide whether to hope the groundhog saw his shadow today, or not. On the one hand, no one really likes the rain and cold. On the other hand, our reservoirs aren’t full yet — so six more weeks of winter probably wouldn’t be a bad thing. Well, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning, so zip up your coat — winter’s not over yet…

At Fremont Business Park at Christy Street — winter or not — we’re certainly not hibernating. Another new tenant moved in last weekend.

Cyber Security Works provides innovative solutions for securing business networks, enterprise applications, and web applications. Unlike solutions that rely on sampling to test your defense, Cyber Security Works uses patent-pending technology to simulate all possible hacker attack paths that could compromise networks and applications. The company then applies its advanced knowledge-mining techniques to analyze the results and guide customers toward the best protection. Don’t you feel safer already?
You’ll find Cyber Security Works in Building 42840, Suite 226. Drop by and meet Deepali Syed, VP of Sales for North America.

Schedule a Meeting in our Newly Refurbished Conference Room
The redesigned conference room in Building 42840 should be finished this week and ready for your larger meetings. The room will be equipped with a high-quality audioconferencing system — and there will be Internet access as well.

We’ll be able to start accepting online reservations in a few days. Watch this blog for the link to bookmark soon. Or you can contact Anna at (408) 453-4700 Ext. 123 for more information.


In addition to completing the conference room this week, all eight restrooms in Buildings 42808 and 42840 have now been totally redone. You’ll find granite countertops, new ceramic tile, and new toilets, partitions and accessories. Just part of our commitment to remake Fremont Business Park into first-class office space for your business.

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Final Inspection Approvals Open Door to Tenant Move-Ins

January 27, 2010 by Fremont Business Park

Tuesday January 19th was a big day. City inspectors were here, and we are happy to report that we received final approvals of the interior construction to-date — which opened the door to our tenants to start moving in.

Even as the rain pelted the Bay Area, LNT Business Solutions arrived and began to get settled in their new digs in Building 42840, Suite 234. The company now has 423 sf of space to spread out in — making it easier to provide all its services: tax, bookkeeping and payroll, and notary and loan-signing; graphic design and printing; and even immigration services.

You can expect to see three more businesses moving in soon:

•  Ontara Corporation, which provides outsourced IT and accounting services, is moving from 592 sf in Building 42808 to 1,165 sf in Building 42840, Suite 243

•  Rapid Freight Solutions — a cargo and freight solutions broker — is moving within Building 42840, from Suite 208 into 829 sf of space in Suite 239

•  E-Infotek Solutions is a global solutions provider of systems integration, sourcing and consulting services. The company has taken 1,172 sf of space in Building 42840, Suite 223.

Rain Not Dampening the Leasing Activity
With the weather we’ve had this past week — trees falling and freeways under water — you’d think leasing activity would have come to a standstill. But maybe 2010 is going to be a strong year of economic recovery, because client calls are definitely up — with lots of small businesses interested in seeing the new space available in Fremont Business Park at Christy Street. If you want to tour these really nice offices in a variety of sizes — with some ready for virtually immediate move-in — I wouldn’t wait.

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