Another merger agreement has fallen apart for eXegenics Inc. For the second time in the past year, the Dallas-based company saw its plans dissolve about two months after initially reporting a decision to combine with another firm. The latest suitor to walk away, AVI BioPharma Inc., said an insufficient number of eXegenics shareholders agreed to the tender offer. (BioWorld Today)

Another merger agreement has fallen apart for eXegenics Inc. For the second time in the past year, the Dallas-based company saw its plans dissolve about two months after initially reporting a decision to combine with another firm. The latest suitor to walk away, AVI BioPharma Inc., said an insufficient number of eXegenics shareholders agreed to the tender offer. (BioWorld Today)

Chiron Corp. was bombed last week in what may have been the latest and most violent offense in a string of harassment incidents brought by animal rights protesters. (BioWorld Today)

Chiron Corp. was bombed last week in what may have been the latest and most violent offense in a string of harassment incidents brought by animal rights protesters. (BioWorld Today)