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Violin music: Miragen’s buy of Viridian with TED prospect mutes recent sad notes

Last updated: Oct. 28, 2020

Miragen Therapeutics Inc. gained ground lost on Wall Street earlier this month and then some, with shares (NASDAQ:MGEN) closing at $1.26, up 74 cents or 142% after the company disclosed plans to take over Viridian Therapeutics Inc., conducting at the same time a private placement that will raise $91 million.

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