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ChemoCentryx fourth quarter revenues increase to $26.1 million

ChemoCentryx, Inc. announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.

31 Mar 2012

Oncothyreon proposes underwritten public offering of common stock

Oncothyreon Inc. today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering.

29 Mar 2012

OncoSec Medical closes sale of 31,000,000 shares of common stock in registered public offering

OncoSec Medical Incorporated, which is developing its advanced-stage OncoSec Medical System (OMS) ElectroOncology therapies to treat solid tumor cancers, announced today the closing of the sale to institutional investors of an aggregate of 31,000,000 shares of its common stock at $0.25 per share in a registered public offering.

29 Mar 2012

Roche announces increase in offer price for outstanding Illumina shares

Roche announced today that it has increased its offer price for all outstanding publicly-held shares of Illumina, Inc. to US$ 51.00 per share in cash.

From Illumina, Inc. 29 Mar 2012

Southfield Capital acquires majority ownership of BioPharm

Southfield Capital, a private investment firm focused on the lower middle-market, announced today that it has acquired majority ownership of BioPharm Communications.

29 Mar 2012

Sientra closes $65M Series C financing

Sientra, a privately-held medical device company focused on the aesthetic and plastic surgery markets, announced today that it closed on its $65 million Series C financing led by Abingworth and with participation by Clarus Ventures, OrbiMed Advisors and all other insiders.

29 Mar 2012

Galectin closes underwritten public offering of 1,333,361 units

Galectin Therapeutics Inc. today announced it has closed its underwritten public offering of 1,333,361 units (including 173,916 units that were offered and sold by Galectin pursuant to the exercise in-full of the underwriter's over-allotment option) at a price to the public of $9.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of two common voting shares, par value $0.001 per share and one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock.

29 Mar 2012

EpiCept to receive $0.97M in public offering

EpiCept Corporation announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a single life science focused institutional investor for the purchase of 1,065 shares of its new Series B 0% Convertible Preferred Stock at $1,000 per share, which are convertible into an aggregate of approximately 6.3 million shares of its common stock, and five-year warrants to purchase up to approximately 3.1 million shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $0.17 per share that are immediately exercisable.

29 Mar 2012

CHVI announces new member - Healthper

The nonprofit Center for Health Value Innovation (CHVI) announced today that Healthper, Inc., a social game-based health engagement and achievement platform, has joined as a member.

29 Mar 2012

Strand Diagnostics to receive $30 million in funding from NantWorks

Strand Diagnostics, LLC, maker of the know error system, and NantWorks, LLC announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby Strand will receive up to $30 million in funding from NantWorks, LLC over the next 3 years.

29 Mar 2012

Spherix 2011 net loss decreases to $3.5 million

Spherix Incorporated – an innovator in biotechnology for therapy in diabetes, metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis, and provider of technical and regulatory consulting services to food, supplement, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies – today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2011, and recent and upcoming business highlights.

29 Mar 2012

Relievant Medsystems secures $30M in Series D equity financing

Relievant Medsystems, Inc., a privately held medical device company pioneering the therapeutic use of basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic axial low back pain, announced today that it has secured $30 million in a Series D equity financing to advance and expand the Company's worldwide clinical development programs.

29 Mar 2012

Luna to extend development and supply agreement with Intuitive Surgical

Luna Innovations Incorporated announced today that it will be extending its development work through 2012 under its development and supply agreement with Intuitive Surgical, Inc., as they work towards the integration of Luna's shape and position sensing technology into Intuitive's medical robotic products.

29 Mar 2012

International Isotopes 2011 revenue increases 55% to $9,462,012

International Isotopes Inc. announces the financial results for fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, and plans for a shareholder conference call to review these results and provide a general update on the business performance and plans of the Company in 2012.

29 Mar 2012

Merrimack prices initial public offering of 14,300,000 shares of common stock

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company discovering, developing and preparing to commercialize innovative medicines paired with companion diagnostics for the treatment of serious diseases, with an initial focus on cancer, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 14,300,000 shares of its common stock at $7.00 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. All of the shares in the offering are being sold by Merrimack.

29 Mar 2012