It’s been a long time coming, but well worth the wait. Ribapharm Inc., having filed for its initial public offering in June 2000, got the deal done Friday, pricing 26 million shares at $10 apiece, raising $260 million and entering biotechnology’s IPO record book. (BioWorld Today)

Biotechnology's Cancer Focus Bringing Better Drugs, No Cure

April 15, 2002

By Brady Huggett

Cancer. Few words strike fear into the heart more than cancer. (BioWorld Financial Watch)

Biotechnology's Cancer Focus Bringing Better Drugs, No Cure

April 15, 2002

By Brady Huggett

Cancer. Few words strike fear into the heart more than cancer. (BioWorld Financial Watch)

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