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Amgen to Acquire Micromet
Acquisition Includes a Novel Cancer Treatment in Clinical Trials for Hematologic Malignancies

Micromet's Proprietary BiTE® Platform has Potential to Improve Treatment in Multiple Tumor Types

All-Cash Transaction Values Micromet at $1.16 Billion
California, USA, 30 January 2012 - THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., and ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Micromet, Inc. (NASDAQ:MITI) today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amgen will acquire Micromet, a biotechnology company founded in Germany with its research and development (R&D) center in Munich and headquarters in Rockville, Md., for $11 per share in cash. The transaction, which values Micromet at approximately $1.16 billion, was unanimously approved by both the Amgen and Micromet Boards of Directors.

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CELGENE TO ACQUIRE AVILA THERAPEUTICS
Oral Btk inhibitor AVL-292 offers promising potential for treatment of B-cell diseases. Avilomics™ Platform enhances drug discovery capabilities
Summit, NJ and Bedford, MA, 26 January 2012
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Prosensa Raises €23 Million in New Equity Financing Led by New Enterprise Associates
Leiden, The Netherlands, 25 January 2012
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SFJ PHARMA LTD. II, ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH PFIZER TO DEVELOP AXITINIB FOR ADJUVANT TREATMENT OF RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
San Francisco, 09 January 2012
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