M&A and Other Deals News, p.2

Mon Aug 30 08:18:04 2010
(Sequella, Inc.)
Sequella and University of Maryland Restate Exclusive License for Jointly Owned Event Marker System Technology

Sun Aug 29 11:24:16 2010
(Sanofi-aventis)
Sanofi-aventis Announces Non-Binding Offer to Acquire Genzyme

Thu Aug 26 07:24:01 2010
(Genelex Corporation)
New York State Licenses Personalized Prescribing DNA Tests

Thu Aug 26 05:30:15 2010
(Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Alexza's Staccato® Nicotine Licensed to Cypress Bioscience

Wed Aug 18 05:36:05 2010
(Regenicin, Inc.)
Regenicin Completes Acquisition of Worldwide Exclusive Know-How Technology License from Lonza Walkersville

Tue Aug 17 14:24:12 2010
(BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.)
BioMarin Acquires ZyStor Therapeutics, Inc.

Thu Aug 12 14:42:26 2010
(Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Trubion Pharmaceuticals Announces Agreement to be Acquired by Emergent BioSolutions

Wed Aug 11 00:42:14 2010
(PregLem)
PregLem Announces In-Licensing Deal With Merck Serono for Post-Operative Adhesions & Endometriosis

Tue Aug 10 05:42:01 2010
(sanofi-aventis)
Sanofi-aventis Establishes Research Alliance with Scripps Genomic Medicine

Wed Aug 4 14:48:30 2010
(XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd)
XTL Completes Acquisition of Bio-Gal

Wed Aug 4 05:18:02 2010
(BrainCells Inc.)
BrainCells Inc. Acquires Clinical-Stage Compound Sabcomeline from Proximagen Group

Tue Aug 3 12:12:10 2010
(Victory Pharma, Inc.)
Victory Pharma Completes Acquisition of Assets of MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals

Tue Aug 3 06:30:04 2010
(Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc.)
Cornerstone Therapeutics Licenses Alpha-7 Technology to Targacept

Fri Jul 30 09:24:14 2010
(Conatus Pharmaceuticals)
Conatus Pharmaceuticals Acquires Pfizer's Idun Subsidiary

Wed Jul 28 21:18:23 2010
(VaxGen, Inc.)
VaxGen and diaDexus Complete Merger

Wed Jul 28 00:24:12 2010
(Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Astellas to Pay $295 Million to Extend License of Regeneron's VelocImmune® Antibody Technology through 2023

Tue Jul 27 07:18:12 2010
(Moffitt Cancer Center)
Moffitt Cancer Center and CvergenX, Inc. Sign Licensing Agreement

Mon Jul 26 08:30:06 2010
(QPS)
QPS Announces the Acquisition of Xendo Drug Development

Mon Jul 26 02:48:17 2010
(Axela Inc.)
Axela Acquires Xceed Molecular Creating Powerhouse in Robust and Easy-to-Use Systems for Translational Medicine

Mon Jul 19 05:30:13 2010
(Encorium Group, Inc.)
Encorium Group, Inc. Acquires Progenitor International Research, a Vaccine Focused Emerging Market CRO

Fri Jul 16 16:42:07 2010
(Amgen)
FDA Grants Priority Review Designation to Denosumab Biologics License Application for the Reduction of Skeletal Related Events in Advanced Cancer Patients

Fri Jul 16 07:12:10 2010
(JANA Partners LLC)
JANA Partners Addresses Charles River's Latest Defense of Proposed WuXi Acquisition

Wed Jul 14 03:54:11 2010
(Cord Blood America, Inc.)
Cord Blood America Moving to Close Acquisition of BioCells, Inc., One of South America's Largest Stem Cell Companies

Mon Jul 12 23:24:10 2010
(Roche)
Roche Obtains Co-Exclusive License to Develop PCR Assays Detecting Mutations in the PI3K Oncogene

Sun Jul 11 17:00:12 2010
(MRC Technology)
MRC Technology Enters Into an Exclusive License Agreement With Genentech

Fri Jul 9 08:00:15 2010
(Genelex)
Medigene Appointed Exclusive Greek Licensee for GeneMedRx Personalized Prescribing Software

Tue Jul 6 09:42:03 2010
(Cellectis)
Taconic's Litigation Contesting License Termination By Cellectis Is Dismissed

Thu Jul 1 15:42:04 2010
(United Therapeutics Corporation)
United Therapeutics and Lee's Pharmaceutical Sign Remodulin Distribution Agreement for China

Thu Jul 1 08:06:05 2010
(X-Chem, Inc.)
X-Chem and Roche Enter Into Drug Discovery Collaboration and License Agreement

Wed Jun 30 09:18:22 2010
(TargeGen, Inc.)
Sanofi-aventis to Acquire TargeGen, Inc.

Wed Jun 30 07:24:18 2010
(Spherix Incorporated)
Biospherics Acquires Global Patent Rights from University of Kentucky Research Foundation to Develop Tagatose as a Trigylcerides Therapy

Wed Jun 30 03:36:07 2010
(Pharmalink AB)
Pharmalink AB Closes Deal With Grifols SA for the Acquisition of the Xepol(R) Programme for the Treatment of Post-Polio Syndrome

Thu Jun 24 16:30:06 2010
(Vet-Stem, Inc.)
Vet-Stem Announces Exclusive License Agreement to Chemaphor for Veterinary Stem Cell Services in Canada

Wed Jun 23 04:24:12 2010
(Santaris Pharma A/S; miRagen Therapeutics, Inc.)
Santaris Pharma A/S and miRagen Therapeutics, Inc. Form Strategic Alliance to Develop microRNA-Targeted Medicines for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

Wed Jun 23 04:24:03 2010
(BioWa, Inc.)
BioWa Announces Expansion of Licenses to GlaxoSmithKline

Mon Jun 21 02:51:08 2010
(TheStreet)
Biovail, Valeant Agree to Merge

Mon Jun 21 01:06:16 2010
(Valeant Pharmaceuticals International)
Valeant and Biovail Agree to Merge

Thu Jun 17 02:06:18 2010
(Bayer HealthCare)
Bayer and OncoMed Pharmaceuticals Enter Strategic Alliance to Develop Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Therapeutics

Thu Jun 17 02:06:13 2010
(OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals and Bayer Schering Pharma Announce Strategic Alliance to Develop Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Therapeutics

Wed Jun 16 05:03:04 2010
(TheStreet)
Neurocrine Licenses Drug to Abbott:BioBuzz

Tue Jun 15 15:12:33 2010
(PLoS: Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Clinical Outcomes of Thirteen Patients with Acute Chagas Disease Acquired through Oral Transmission from Two Urban Outbreaks in Northeastern Brazil

Wed Jun 9 02:12:12 2010
(Astellas Pharma Inc.)
Astellas Completes Acquisition of OSI Pharmaceuticals

Thu Jun 3 13:09:05 2010
(Yahoo AP)
Biovail signs licensing deal for Parkinson's drugs

Tue Jun 1 00:24:14 2010
(Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc.)
Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. Acquires RespiVert Ltd., Strengthens Pulmonary Focus

Fri May 28 07:06:09 2010
(VaxGen, Inc.)
VaxGen to Acquire diaDexus in a Stock-for-Stock Merger Under Revised Terms

Fri May 28 03:18:18 2010
(CrystalGenomics, Inc.)
CrystalGenomics Announces a Merger with BexPharm and Emerges as an Integrated Biopharmaceutical Company

Tue May 25 14:30:06 2010
(Qiagen)
QIAGEN Acquires Comprehensive Portfolio of Molecular Food Safety Tests

Tue May 25 12:36:04 2010
(Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Angiotech's licensee, Cook Medical, announces single-arm study reveals 86.2 percent SFA vessel patency for Zilver(R) PTX(TM)

Tue May 25 08:48:32 2010
(Hunter Laboratories)
Health Network Laboratories (HNL) Enters Into License Agreement With Hunter Laboratories to Provide HunterHeart Cardiovascular Disease Management Program.

Thu May 20 05:18:26 2010
(Collaborative Drug Discovery)
GSK and Online Communities Create Unique Alliance to Stimulate Open Source Drug Discovery for Malaria

Thu May 20 01:30:10 2010
(TD The Market Publishers, Ltd.)
Market Publishers Ltd and PharmaVision Sign Partnership Agreement to Promote Quality Market Research on Internet

Sun May 16 17:42:32 2010
(Astellas Pharma US, Inc.; OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Astellas Pharma Inc. to Acquire OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Fri May 14 14:24:10 2010
(Amgen Inc.)
Amgen Submits Denosumab Biologics License Application to FDA for the Reduction of Skeletal Related Events in Cancer Patients

Tue May 11 16:06:15 2010
(OriGene Technologies, Inc.)
OriGene Technologies and the Institute for Systems Biology Announce Alliance to Create a SRM/MRM Mass Spectrometry (MS) Standard Database for 5,000 Human Proteins

Mon May 10 09:42:08 2010
(Society for Biomolecular Sciences)
Members Approve Merger: Society for Biomolecular Sciences and Association for Laboratory Automation Set to Come Together Later This Year

Thu May 6 01:12:08 2010
(Intercell AG)
Intercell Acquires Antibody Technology Platform to Further Exploit Its Capabilities to Combat Infectious Diseases

Wed May 5 06:03:06 2010
(TheStreet)
Merck, Ariad Strike Exclusive License Deal

Sun May 2 19:18:15 2010
(Althea Technologies, Inc.)
Althea Technologies Acquires Altus Pharmaceuticals'(R) Assets and IP Portfolio, Establishing Technology Platform for Protein Formulations.

Fri Apr 23 07:18:04 2010
(Elekta)
Karolinska University Hospital Acquires Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion to Expand Radiosurgery Versatility, Efficiency in Brain Cancer Therapy

Wed Apr 21 11:36:09 2010
(Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Angiotech's licensee, Cook Medical, enrolls first renal artery disease patient in clinical trial of new drug-eluting stent

Wed Apr 21 07:45:03 2010
(Yahoo AP)
Merck inks deal on tetanus, diphtheria vaccine

Wed Apr 14 16:12:10 2010
(VaxGen, Inc.)
VaxGen to Acquire diaDexus in a Stock-for-Stock Merger

Wed Apr 14 06:42:05 2010
(Cyplasin Biomedical Ltd.)
Cyplasin Biomedical Signs Term Sheet with Vaccine Company to License Cyplasin's Auto-Antibody Drug ("AAD") Technology

Tue Apr 13 09:45:07 2010
(Yahoo AP)
Teva licenses Mersana cancer treatment for $334M

Tue Apr 13 00:18:14 2010
(Silence Therapeutics plc)
Silence Therapeutics Executes Strategic Plan to Optimize and Integrate Technologies and Assets From Intradigm Merger

Fri Apr 9 06:57:03 2010
(Yahoo AP)
Cephalon finishes acquisition of drugmaker Mepha

Wed Apr 7 11:18:12 2010
(Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Angiotech closes acquisition of certain product candidates and technology assets of Haemacure Corporation

Wed Apr 7 09:24:21 2010
(EndoChoice, Inc.)
EndoChoice Acquires Pathworks Anatomic Pathology Laboratory to Expand Its GI Diagnostics Division

Mon Apr 5 13:42:12 2010
(Cephalon, Inc.)
Cephalon Completes Acquisition of Ception Therapeutics

Thu Apr 1 12:48:14 2010
(Horizon Pharma, Inc.)
Horizon Therapeutics and Nitec Pharma Complete Merger and Combine Businesses

Thu Apr 1 05:09:02 2010
(Yahoo AP)
AMAG licenses Feraheme to Takeda in $280M deal

Wed Mar 31 06:25:19 2010
(Cord Blood America, Inc.)
Cord Blood America Signs License Agreement to Operate Stem Cell Collection Business in China

Wed Mar 31 06:21:12 2010
(Yahoo AP)
Vivus ends development agreement with FemPharm

Tue Mar 23 04:33:11 2010
(GeneGo, Inc.)
The Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Licenses GeneGo's Eureka and MetaCore Platforms

Tue Mar 16 06:27:19 2010
(Chandler Chicco Agency)
STOP Obesity Alliance surveys show doctors, patients share role in weight loss, but ask, now what?

Tue Mar 16 04:48:14 2010
(Sigma-Aldrich)
Sigma-Aldrich Further Expands In Vivo Biology Offering by Signing an Agreement to Acquire Ace Animals, Inc.

Tue Mar 16 04:42:10 2010
(Yahoo AP)
Eli Lilly licenses testosterone drug from Acrux

Mon Mar 15 15:09:07 2010
(Eli Lilly and Company)
Lilly to Acquire Global License to AXIRON Testosterone Solution From Acrux

Mon Mar 15 07:21:15 2010
(Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Savient Resubmits Biologics License Application for KRYSTEXXA(TM) (pegloticase) for the Treatment of Chronic Gout in Patients Refractory to Conventional Therapy

Thu Mar 11 08:45:06 2010
(Azur Pharma Ltd.)
Azur Pharma Announces the Signing of a Definitive Agreement to Acquire PRIALT(R) From Elan

Thu Mar 11 04:45:06 2010
(Yahoo AP)
StemCells pares 4Q loss after acquisition

Wed Mar 10 01:33:15 2010
(Cellzome)
Cellzome Announces Second Major Strategic Drug Discovery Alliance with GlaxoSmithKline in Inflammatory Disease

Tue Mar 9 15:48:08 2010
(Abbott)
Abbott Enhances Pharmaceutical Pipeline with Acquisition of Facet Biotech

Wed Mar 3 11:36:08 2010
(Martek Biosciences Corporation)
Martek Extends Multi-Year Sole-Source License and Supply Agreement with Danone

Wed Mar 3 07:36:06 2010
(Yahoo AP)
Bausch & Lomb licenses eye drug from NicOx

Wed Mar 3 05:45:18 2010
(Repligen Corporation)
Repligen Announces Acquisition of Chromatography Technology Platform

Tue Feb 16 02:51:07 2010
(TheStreet)
Rigel May Get $1.245B in Drug License Pact

Mon Dec 21 05:48:09 2009
(TheStreet)
Incyte Licenses Drug to Eli Lilly

Tue Dec 1 21:10:06 2009
(Reuters)
Japan's Takeda eyeing acquisition in India - paper

Tue Dec 1 05:33:08 2009
(Reuters)
UPDATE 1-Pfizer acquires rights to Protalix's Gaucher drug

Wed Nov 25 05:15:10 2009
(Reuters)
UPDATE 2-Novartis strikes licensing deal with Incyte

Tue Nov 24 09:03:14 2009
(TheStreet)
Brocade: Acquirers Need Not Apply

Mon Nov 23 06:27:07 2009
(Reuters)
UPDATE 1-Spectrum inks deal with Korea's Handok for cancer drug

Mon Nov 16 06:45:02 2009
(Reuters)
UPDATE 2-Nabi, Glaxo sign nicotine-addiction vaccine deal

Mon Nov 16 04:48:07 2009
(Reuters)
UPDATE 1-Nabi, Glaxo sign nicotine addiction vaccine deal

Thu Nov 12 12:39:06 2009
(Journal of Clinical Investigation)
NSAIDs Prevent Early Sign Of Alzheimer Disease In Mice

Tue Nov 10 08:27:22 2009
(Reuters)
UPDATE 1-Spectrum, Nippon Kayaku sign cancer drug deal in Asia

Tue Nov 10 07:45:03 2009
(TheStreet)
Bristol Licenses Arthritis Drug: BioBuzz

Sun Nov 8 05:45:08 2009
(Reuters)
D-Pharm in China stroke drug deal with Wanbang

Tue Nov 3 12:27:10 2009
(Reuters Health)
Low cholesterol may be sign of undiagnosed cancer