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Torreya Capital, Virpax Pharmaceuticals | April 23, 2021

Virpax® Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported today that it has appointed Torreya Capital, LLC as the Company's sole financial adviser for its partnering and licensing activities in strategic global markets. Torreya is a leading investment bank that has supported more than $100 billion in life sciences transactions since its establishment in 2007. “We are thrilled to be collaborating with Torreya to extend our partnerships in key markets,” said Anthony ...

pharma news | January 14, 2020

Roche missed out on acquiring next-generation sequencing (NGS) specialist Illumina via a hostile takeover a few years back, but has compensated for that with a 15-year alliance focusing on cancer genomics. The new deal comes after Illumina called off a $1.2 billion merger agreement with another NGS player – Pacific Biosciences or PacBio – after concluding it would be unlikely to make it past antitrust regulators in the US and UK. Illumina is thought to have around 80% of the DNA sequ...

Eli Lilly and Company | September 16, 2020

Eli Lilly and Company has launched an open innovation challenge for individuals and teams across the United States to submit inspiring digital health solutions that can help make life better for people living with atopic dermatitis. The challenge, "Transforming Atopic Dermatitis Care: Enhancing Quality of Life and Patient Care for People Living with Inflammatory Skin Diseases," focuses on leveraging digital technologies to enhance care and improve health and well-being for people with ...

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Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | February 03, 2022

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with a single institutional investor to purchase 3,374,242 shares of its common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. In a concurrent private placement, Titan has also agreed to issue and sell to the investor 1,289,796 pre-funded warrants, at the same purchase price as in the registered direct offering. In addition, the C...