We were able to avoid liquidation of the company," Chairman Anders Essen-Möller, who holds 33.92 percent of the votes in the Stockholm, Sweden-based company, told BioWorld International...J&J, of New Brunswick, N.J., originally had stumped up $45 million up front in a deal valued at up to $625 million in total. (See BioWorld Today, May 10, 2011, and BioWorld International, June 8, 2011.) Its market capitalization has often dropped below its cash balance since then, which has led to volatility in

It's a reasonable expectation that we'll hear back from the FDA within a year," David Solomon, CEO of Copenhagen, Denmark-based Zealand, told BioWorld International

It looks pretty unambiguous, and it also looks as if the study was well conducted," Sharpington told BioWorld International

What Piqur has today are molecules, which have significantly improved physico-chemical properties, leading to the improved pharmacological properties," Cmiljanovic told BioWorld International

it can't be cheap," he told BioWorld International

The aim was to raise between $20 million and $30 million, so this was at the higher end, and in the event "some folks didn't get in," Pearlman told BioWorld International

Caroline Klaver, professor of ophthalmology and epidemiology at Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and joint director of the multinational study, told BioWorld International: "The consortium is going to continue to work closely together to define the common pathways in which these newly discovered genes operate and how they communicate with each other

Redwood City, Calif. $25 Versartis raised $25M in a Series C round with Aisling Capital, Index Ventures, New Leaf Partners and Advent Venture Partners 1/16/13 Notes: Currency conversions are based on exchange rates at the time of the deal. ** Denotes the date the item ran in BioWorld International

The fact is, Africa has stabilized," Rosen told BioWorld International

Zealand CEO David Solomon told BioWorld International...Additional information will be provided at the time of individual country launches," Phil McNamara, spokesman for Sanofi's global diabetes division, told BioWorld International

In addition, since the BIA first put forward the plan in September 2012, it has had a number of positive discussions with other organizations which are interested in the scheme. (See BioWorld International, Sept. 5, 2012.) Figures for the French innovation funds show that for every €1 in tax relief given by the government, €5 of additional private investment is raised

Litzka told BioWorld International that €250 million remains as the ambition, but "economic realities" may mean the final close is lower

Zealand CEO David Solomon told BioWorld International...Additional information will be provided at the time of individual country launches," Phil McNamara, spokesman for Sanofi's global diabetes division, told BioWorld International

They had activity showing they could protect neurons against the toxic effects of Abeta," AC Immune CEO Andrea Pfeifer told BioWorld International

Martin Röcken, director of the department of dermatology of the University Medical Center Tübingen, told BioWorld International: "We are currently applying for a grant to fund a study of this therapy in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma, in which we would take the patient's T cells, prime them with a cancer peptide and then put them back in to the patient's body

Partnering has significant advantages, but you have to find the right partner," Margolin told BioWorld International, noting that the company will entertain those discussions after meeting with the FDA

The fact is, Africa has stabilized," Rosen told BioWorld International

We're encouraged that we got a robust signal," CEO Thomas Leanderson told BioWorld International

We're encouraged that we got a robust signal," CEO Thomas Leanderson told BioWorld International