Having lost its figurative dance partner, Abbott Laboratories Inc., over the summer, Triangle Pharmaceuticals Inc. disclosed that it plans to undergo a "two-step" acquisition by Gilead Sciences Inc. in a deal valued at $464 million. (BioWorld Today)
The field of predictive medicine, one subsector in which the largely faded near-term promise of genomics maintains its color, is just where Myriad Genetics Inc. has wanted to be from the start - but not the only place. (BioWorld Financial Watch)
As Transkaryotic Therapies Inc. revealed a weak hand regarding Replagal (agalsidase alfa), all eyes turned to competitor Genzyme General, which has been playing its cards close to the vest. (Bioworld Today)
About two weeks after filing a shelf registration statement to sell up to $250 million in securities, Myriad Genetics Inc. is raising $57.3 million through a pursuant offering of 3 million shares of stock. (BioWorld Today)
