Although Discovery Laboratories Inc. has plenty of financial resources for near-term operations, the Doylestown, Pa.-based company secured a $75 million equity facility that it can access over the next three years. (BioWorld Today)
Retaining U.S. marketing rights for itself, Acusphere Inc. signed a deal with Nycomed Group for the European rights to its lead product, AI-700. (BioWorld Today)
If there is a textbook formula for when to conduct a public offering, Pharmion Corp. might have followed it to the letter on Thursday, raising $220.8 million just six weeks after receiving FDA approval for Vidaza. (BioWorld Today)
About seven years since its inception, Vectura Ltd. dipped its feet into public waters on Friday, conducting an initial public offering on London's Alternative Investment Market to raise £20 million (US$36.4 million). (BioWorld Today)