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On the Mend or Grasping at Straws?

Aug 13, 2009

At Patent Docs, Donald Zuhn says that biotech/pharma IPOs and venture funding are bouncing back. In particular, he points to Cumberland Pharmaceuticals and Seattle Genetics, which are now or soon will be (respectively) trading their common stock, and to
Inspire Pharmaceuticals' announcement of a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer its stock publicly. For venture funding, Zhun says that there has been a 72 percent increase in biopharmaceutical investing between the first and second quarters of this year.

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