Vancouver, BC-based Pangaea Ventures, an investor in early-stage cleantech and advanced-materials companies, announced it has closed a second fund worth $32 million (U.S. dollars). The new investors in the fund are Asahi Glass, Umicore, and Bekaert. The Pangaea fund has made four investments to date, in Cyrium Technologies, Kovio, Switch Materials, and CNano Technology Limited.
Epix Secures $50 Million Capital Commitment
Epix Pharmaceuticals, the Lexington, MA-based developer of an experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease, said today that Kingsbridge Capital has committed to provide as much as $50 million of capital over the next three years through buying new shares. The actual amount raised by the company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EPIX]]) will depend on the number of shares it … Continue reading “Epix Secures $50 Million Capital Commitment”
DynaTrace Takes $12.9 Million
Waltham, MA-based DynaTrace Software, whose products diagnose performance problems in large, distributed enterprise systems from companies like SAP, Microsoft, and IBM, announced today that it has closed a second round of funding totaling $12.9 million. The Series B investors included Bay Partners of Menlo Park, CA, and existing investor Bain Capital Ventures of Boston. In … Continue reading “DynaTrace Takes $12.9 Million”
RFID Kits Go On Sale at ThingMagic Store
Last week we wrote about ThingMagic’s compact new RFID reader, Astra, which is designed to fit into small spaces such as office ceilings, allowing more kinds of organizations to use RFID technology to track tagged items. This week ThingMagic is bringing out an additional set of products intended to help organizations experiment with RFID technology. … Continue reading “RFID Kits Go On Sale at ThingMagic Store”
Xerox Moves R&D Headquarters to Boston (Kind Of)—Looking to Network, Develop Green Technologies, and Hit the Airport Faster
Talk about telecommuting. As of a few weeks ago, Sophie Vandebroek has been running Xerox’s global R&D organization—comprised of the famous Palo Alto Research Center and three other centers in the U.S., France, and Canada—out of her new home office in Lincoln, MA. As chief technology officer of Norwalk, CT-based Xerox and president of its … Continue reading “Xerox Moves R&D Headquarters to Boston (Kind Of)—Looking to Network, Develop Green Technologies, and Hit the Airport Faster”
MDRNA Cuts 23 Jobs, Mostly in Nasal Delivery Business
MDRNA, a Bothell, WA-based developer of RNA interference drugs, said yesterday it has eliminated 23 jobs, leaving it with a staff of 55. Most of the cuts were from its nasal drug delivery program, which was the main concentration of the company for most of its history when it was named Nastech Pharmaceutical. Most employees … Continue reading “MDRNA Cuts 23 Jobs, Mostly in Nasal Delivery Business”
Navilyst Medical, Boston Scientific Spin-Off, Aiming to Tap Veins Without Causing Infections
Much has been written about Boston Scientific’s retrenching, in light of the decline in its business with stents, the tiny wire mesh devices that prop open clogged arteries. Now as Boston Scientific focuses on its core businesses, one of the units that has been spun off has a new name, Navilyst Medical. The company has … Continue reading “Navilyst Medical, Boston Scientific Spin-Off, Aiming to Tap Veins Without Causing Infections”
WTIA’s Ken Myer Aims to Get VC Views on Future, Not Past
Every quarter, we journalists do the national story about trends in venture capital investing. We slice and dice numbers that tell the narrative of where money went over the past three months. Less than a year ago, Ken Myer and the folks at the Washington Technology Industry Association thought they’d try something different: a survey … Continue reading “WTIA’s Ken Myer Aims to Get VC Views on Future, Not Past”
Four Layoffs and a Funeral: Vivendi, Northstar, Imperium, and CarDomain Cut Staff, Dipiti Shuts Doors
Heading into the dog days of August, just a reminder that not all is happy in sunny Seattle. In the past week, we’ve seen four area tech companies confirm significant layoffs and one startup close its doors. The bad news is not limited to one or two tech sectors, either: it cuts across a wide … Continue reading “Four Layoffs and a Funeral: Vivendi, Northstar, Imperium, and CarDomain Cut Staff, Dipiti Shuts Doors”
Six Degrees Games, Inc. Garners $7,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=570b5e30-3597-4881-afce-6897d3e1ffef&Preview=1 Date 8/5/2008 Company Name Six Degrees Games, Inc. Mailing Address 4223 Glencoe Boulevard Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 Company Description Six Degrees Games, Inc. is a video game and virtual world publisher for major video game systems and personal computers. Website http://www.sixdegreesgames.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Six Degrees Games, Inc. Garners $7,000,000 Series A Financing”
SpaceX Garners $20,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=62f1bd51-2857-4f8e-b399-d892fd6d2775&Preview=1 Date 8/5/2008 Company Name SpaceX Mailing Address 12301 Crenshaw Blvd Hawthorne, CA 90250 Company Description Our company is based on the philosophy that simplicity, low-cost, and reliability can go hand in hand. By eliminating the traditional layers of management, internally, and sub-contractors, externally, we reduce our costs while speeding decision making … Continue reading “SpaceX Garners $20,000,000 New Round”
Friendster Garners $20,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3415867e-21e8-421d-be59-5069efb73933&Preview=1 Date 8/5/2008 Company Name Friendster Mailing Address 800 W El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 Company Description With more than 31 million members, Friendster is the best way to stay in touch with your friends and it’s the fastest way to discover the people and things that matter to you … Continue reading “Friendster Garners $20,000,000 New Round”
Education.com Obtains $9,750,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7bb81010-00c6-4699-9261-6788629e2cef&Preview=1 Date 8/5/2008 Company Name Education.com Mailing Address 650 California Ave 11th Fl San Francisco, CA 94108 Company Description Education.com is an online resource for parents with kids in preschool through grade 12. On our site you can: Search over 4,000 reference articles from the best and most authoritative sources across the … Continue reading “Education.com Obtains $9,750,000 Series B Financing Round”
Chronix Biomedical Lands $2,270,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d69ccfd9-121b-4f15-ac65-684ae009dfdc&Preview=1 Date 8/5/2008 Company Name Chronix Biomedical Mailing Address 1735 North First Street San Jose, CA 95112 Company Description Chronix Biomedical is pioneering a breakthrough approach to the diagnosis and management of chronic diseases and cancer. It has developed proprietary technology that measures and categorizes circulating nucleic acids, DNA sequences circulating in … Continue reading “Chronix Biomedical Lands $2,270,000 New Funding”
Elastra Corp. Receives $12,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8a20fcce-3682-47ad-9056-c6ee41b9d981&Preview=1 Date 8/5/2008 Company Name Elastra Corp. Mailing Address 160 Pacific Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description ELASTRA’s mission is to provide companies building applications a way to radically innovate the way they develop their products and deliver them on IT infrastructure. Our customers shorten their application life-cycles, and bring better … Continue reading “Elastra Corp. Receives $12,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Inbound Marketing Summit 2008
From the event website: “The Inbound Marketing Summit brings together experts in the field of inbound marketing to share the latest strategies, tools, and best practices to utilize inbound marketing methods to grow your business. At the end of the day, you will leave with real actionable items to improve your marketing. Topics include: Search … Continue reading “Inbound Marketing Summit 2008”
Core Security Brings Penetration Testing to Broader Market
If you’re a typical homeowner, it would probably be overkill to have a live-in plumber who spends all his time checking the pipes for leaks. But if your plumbing system were constantly getting new parts, carrying volatile new liquids, and fending off corrosive agents, it might not be such a bad idea. That’s the basic … Continue reading “Core Security Brings Penetration Testing to Broader Market”
Daily TIPs: Who’s Invading Your Privacy?, Bioterrorism, Building Green, & More
How Much Does Your ISP Know About You? One perhaps overlooked aspect of the Federal Communications Commission’s warning to Comcast to stop slowing down file-sharing traffic is the way Comcast went about its throttling. In order to figure out who was using peer-to-peer services to share files, Comcast had to study the data packets machines … Continue reading “Daily TIPs: Who’s Invading Your Privacy?, Bioterrorism, Building Green, & More”
$8.5 Million for InstallFree
InstallFree, a Stamford, CT, startup that sells software used by corporate IT departments to deliver virtualized applications to Windows desktops, said today that it has raised $8.5 million in Series B funding. The company says it will use the funds—which come from Ignition Partners and Trilogy Equity Partners, both of Bellevue, WA, and add to … Continue reading “$8.5 Million for InstallFree”
Alnylam Obtains Intellectual Property For RNA Activation, Turning Genes On Instead of Off
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, the Cambridge, MA-based developer of drugs that work by inhibiting production of certain proteins, said today it has obtained key intellectual property for technology to do the opposite. The company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ALNY]]) completed exclusive license agreements with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the University of California, San Francisco, and the Salk … Continue reading “Alnylam Obtains Intellectual Property For RNA Activation, Turning Genes On Instead of Off”
Affinnova, Evolver of Consumer Products, Evolves Itself
Creating a new diet soda, deodorant, or dish soap is a notoriously chancy business: consumers are unpredictable, and experience and intuition can only get a product designer so far. But what if you could apply the power of evolution to product development—subjecting various ideas to generation after generation of Darwinian competition, with consumers themselves as … Continue reading “Affinnova, Evolver of Consumer Products, Evolves Itself”
ConforMIS Introduces Third Implant for Arthritic Knees
ConforMIS, an orthopedic device maker in Burlington, MA, said today it is introducing the third product in its line of implants designed to make knee surgery less invasive. Made to order for each patient based on data from CT or MRI scans; these implants replace only the areas of the knee showing signs of osteoarthritis. … Continue reading “ConforMIS Introduces Third Implant for Arthritic Knees”
Liposonix, Maker of Ultrasound Fat-Buster, Will Still Grow Up in Bothell After Takeover
Everybody involved in a corporate takeover always says all the right things, but you never really know how the deal will shake out until some time passes. So I paid a visit last week to Jens Quistgaard to see for myself. His company, Bothell, WA-based Liposonix, agreed to be sold about six weeks ago to … Continue reading “Liposonix, Maker of Ultrasound Fat-Buster, Will Still Grow Up in Bothell After Takeover”
TeachStreet Expands to Portland Metro Area, Looking to Double Its Traffic and Much More
When I first met Dave Schappell a few weeks ago, we talked mostly about entrepreneurship and his experience running his startup— TeachStreet, an online community site for connecting local teachers and students. Today TeachStreet has some big news: it has expanded to Portland, OR, in its first move outside of Seattle. The idea is, if … Continue reading “TeachStreet Expands to Portland Metro Area, Looking to Double Its Traffic and Much More”
The Solar Hype Cycle: Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
The other day the Boston Globe had a piece on solar technology coming of age in which Caltech chemistry professor Nathan Lewis stated: “We’re not in a hype cycle…If you go to Silicon Valley and around Route 128, everyone and their brother who used to make computer chips are now trying to make thin-film solar … Continue reading “The Solar Hype Cycle: Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me”
Two Cleantech Firms Plan IPOs, In-Q-Tel Backs Software Security Firm, Forrester Lands JupiterResearch, & More Deals News
A pair of New England tech firms sparked up an otherwise slow summer week by announcing their intentions to go public in a market that’s scared off virtually everybody else. —Not one but two New England cleantech firms filed for IPOs. Wind-farm developer First Wind of Newton, MA, registered for an offering worth up to … Continue reading “Two Cleantech Firms Plan IPOs, In-Q-Tel Backs Software Security Firm, Forrester Lands JupiterResearch, & More Deals News”
InstallFree Lands $8,500,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=861fb121-bb48-4cf3-96fe-2b4f70a5771e&Preview=1 Date 8/4/2008 Company Name InstallFree Mailing Address 60 Long Ridge Road Stamford, CT 06902 Company Description Centrally distribute and manage clientless true virtual applications that work on locked-down computers with no limitations while maintaining complete intercommunication capabilities with virtual and non virtual resources. Website http://www.installfree.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “InstallFree Lands $8,500,000 Series B Funding Round”
InteKrin Therapeutics Obtains $18,250,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=394c7b8e-0835-4b30-bdd0-2d976e99c3bc&Preview=1 Date 8/4/2008 Company Name InteKrin Therapeutics Mailing Address 4300 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA 94022 Company Description InteKrin Therapeutics is a clinical-stage, privately held BioPharma company focused on developing and commercializing breakthrough therapeutics for neuroendocrine, metabolic, and immune disorders. Diseases such as diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cancer are increasingly in … Continue reading “InteKrin Therapeutics Obtains $18,250,000 Series C Round”
Plastic Logic Garners $50,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8d721e27-6e4b-4cc1-a36b-c466169fb392&Preview=1 Date 8/4/2008 Company Name Plastic Logic Mailing Address 650 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Plastic Logic is a leading developer of plastic electronics technology. It develops and exploits new manufacturing processes which combine the power of electronics with the pervasiveness of printing. Website http://www.plasticlogic.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Plastic Logic Garners $50,000,000 New Financing Round”
Xoft Garners $25,000,000 Series E Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=772497c2-15a2-4559-82db-ca776956d6d1&Preview=1 Date 8/4/2008 Company Name Xoft Mailing Address 345 Potrero Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Xoft is an innovative technological leader revolutionizing the practice of radiation oncology through electronic brachytherapy with proprietary miniaturized x-ray tube technology. Xoft is dedicated to providing the most intelligent, efficacious, and cost-effective therapy for patients, health-care … Continue reading “Xoft Garners $25,000,000 Series E Funding Round”
Wellpartner Raises $16.1 Million for Pharmacy Services
Wellpartner, a Portland, OR-based company that handles pharmacy services for health plans and Medicaid programs, said today it has raised $16.1 million in a fourth-round venture financing. Burrill & Co. led the investment, which included Credit Suisse, the manager of the Oregon Investment Fund, and previous backers, including Seattle-based Buerk Dale Victor and Integra Ventures, … Continue reading “Wellpartner Raises $16.1 Million for Pharmacy Services”
Daily TIPs: Texans Go Tiny, Borings Go to Court, Trolls Hit the Times, & More
Electric Cars Making Inroads In a sign that the era of gas guzzlers may be ending, the Wall Street Journal observes that even in Texas, people are leaving their SUVs in the garage in favor of smaller electric cars. As the paper puts it, “You Know Gas Prices Are High When Texans Start Driving Golf … Continue reading “Daily TIPs: Texans Go Tiny, Borings Go to Court, Trolls Hit the Times, & More”
Two Alternative Energy Companies Brave Anti-IPO Winds
August doldrums don’t appear to be affecting the New England clean energy industry. Two area companies—one in wind, one in solar—filed for initial public offerings with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday. Together the companies hope to raise three-quarters of a billion dollars—and to restore some movement to the technology IPO market, which has been … Continue reading “Two Alternative Energy Companies Brave Anti-IPO Winds”
Biogen Idec, Elan Shares Plummet on News of Two PML Cases With Tysabri
Shareholders in Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BIIB]]) and its partner Elan are getting pounded today. The Cambridge, MA-based biotech’s shares fell 25 percent, to $52.05 at 10:11 a.m. today after it reported two new cases of a rare, often fatal brain infection called PML, among patients taking its multiple-sclerosis drug Tysabri. Shares of Ireland-based Elan (NYSE: … Continue reading “Biogen Idec, Elan Shares Plummet on News of Two PML Cases With Tysabri”
Vertex Marching Ahead With Cystic Fibrosis Program
All eyes aimed at Vertex Pharmaceuticals tend to focus, understandably, on its experimental drug for hepatitis C. The Cambridge, MA-based company showed in mid-stage clinical trials that the drug, called telaprevir, could eliminate the liver-damaging virus from the blood for about twice as many patients as do standard treatments; the firm is now on a … Continue reading “Vertex Marching Ahead With Cystic Fibrosis Program”
Michael Butler of Cascadia Capital Looks for a Few Good Bankers, Sees Growth in New Media, Cleantech, and Healthcare
How do you run a national investment bank here in the Northwest, far away from the bustling financial centers of New York and San Francisco? I put the question to Michael Butler, chairman and CEO of Seattle-based Cascadia Capital, one of the area’s leaders in providing banking services in corporate finance and strategy. His answers … Continue reading “Michael Butler of Cascadia Capital Looks for a Few Good Bankers, Sees Growth in New Media, Cleantech, and Healthcare”
Turn your iPhone or iPod into a Portable University
You can’t earn a college degree just by watching iPod videos (at least, not yet). But if it’s pure knowledge you’re after, there’s a veritable bounty of it available at the “iTunes University” section of Apple’s iTunes store, tuition-free. iTunes U isn’t new—Apple launched it on May 30, 2007, the same day it introduced iTunes … Continue reading “Turn your iPhone or iPod into a Portable University”
Back from Vacation, Technology Alliance’s Susannah Malarkey Delivers the Goods On Startups
Susannah Malarkey had a relaxing vacation. How I can tell? The executive director of the Technology Alliance had such a restorative eight-day experience with family in central Oregon that when we sat down for coffee yesterday, and I asked for names of the most intriguing startups she’s seen lately, she drew a blank. I was … Continue reading “Back from Vacation, Technology Alliance’s Susannah Malarkey Delivers the Goods On Startups”
Wellpartner, Inc. Garners $16,100,000 Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6cc41371-1834-47ab-a0fd-92845d517cbf&Preview=1 Date 8/1/2008 Company Name Wellpartner, Inc. Mailing Address 806 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205 Company Description Wellpartner leverages technology to enhance the delivery of its pharmacy services at lower costs. Whether you are a managed care plan, self insured employer, State Medicaid organization, Safety-net clinic or Indian tribal nation, highly experienced … Continue reading “Wellpartner, Inc. Garners $16,100,000 Series D Financing”
Entone Technologies Garners $14,500,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e769d11b-c86c-4cab-8d07-8dfccfdecb03&Preview=1 Date 8/1/2008 Company Name Entone Technologies Mailing Address 2755 Campus Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 Company Description Entone is a leading provider of customer premise equipment (CPE) solutions that enable the delivery of IP television (IPTV) services. Website http://www.entone.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,500,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds … Continue reading “Entone Technologies Garners $14,500,000 Series B Funding”
Biogen Idec, Elan Report Two New Cases of Rare Brain Infection in Tysabri Patients
Cambridge, MA-based Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BIIB]]) and Ireland’s Elan reported some serious bad news this afternoon on their multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri. Two new patients taking the drug in Europe have developed the rare and often fatal brain infection progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, or PML, according to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. … Continue reading “Biogen Idec, Elan Report Two New Cases of Rare Brain Infection in Tysabri Patients”
Amazon’s Mechanical Turk Opens Up to the Masses
Yesterday Amazon announced it has created a Web interface that makes its “Mechanical Turk” service easier for businesses to use. Until now, companies needed software coding expertise to set up and manage the service, whereby anonymous Web users can sign up to perform small tasks for small payments. In Boston, Wade recently wrote about one … Continue reading “Amazon’s Mechanical Turk Opens Up to the Masses”
Northstar Neuroscience Cuts Jobs, Scraps Development of Stroke Treatment
Northstar Neuroscience said today it is cutting 34 percent of its workforce, scrapping development of its brain stimulation device for stroke patients, and switching gears to develop the technology for patients with depression. The Seattle company is left with 38 employees, and planning to sublease 40 percent of its office space. As we reported earlier … Continue reading “Northstar Neuroscience Cuts Jobs, Scraps Development of Stroke Treatment”
BIO’s Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology
The Biotechnology Industry Organization is holding its Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy from Sept. 10-12 at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, BC. The conference will explore the latest science in biofuels, chemicals and sustainable resources. Featured speakers include David McElroy of Seattle-based Targeted Growth, Scott Baker of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory … Continue reading “BIO’s Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology”
Imperium Cuts Undisclosed Number of Corporate Jobs
Imperium Renewables, the Seattle-based maker of biodiesel, has made job cuts in its corporate staff. The news, first reported in the Seattle P-I, was confirmed today by Imperium president John Plaza, through a spokesman. The company didn’t immediately disclose how many people were let go, or how many remain. The P-I story, citing an anonymous … Continue reading “Imperium Cuts Undisclosed Number of Corporate Jobs”
Local Marketers Raises $4.1M, Gets New Leadership
Seattle-based Local Marketers, a three-year-old online marketing startup, announced it has raised $4.1 million in Series A2 funding from Madrona Venture Group. That brings its total to $5.1 million raised since 2006. Local Marketers also announced its new CEO, Walter Boos, a partnership with Google as a re-seller of Google AdWords, and an expansion into … Continue reading “Local Marketers Raises $4.1M, Gets New Leadership”
Daily TIPs: GENI Grant, Facebook for Nerds, Hacker Trial, & More
NSF Grant Supports Study of Next Generation Internet A project to re-think the Internet from the ground up has received $12 million in funding from the National Science Foundation. The Associated Press reports that the money will go toward developing prototypes for the Global Environment for Network Innovations, a testbed to try out new networking … Continue reading “Daily TIPs: GENI Grant, Facebook for Nerds, Hacker Trial, & More”
Ampersand Wants to Add $400 Million
Wellesley, MA-based private equity firm Ampersand Ventures, which invests in pharmaceutical, medical device, manufacturing, and enterprise software companies, has embarked on fundraising for a new fund targeted at $400 million, according to a report today at PE Hub. It’s been two years since the firm raised its current $212 million fund.
Forrester Orbits, Buys Jupiter for $23M
In a merger of market research minds, Cambridge, MA-based Forrester Research (NASDAQ: [[ticker:FORR]]) announced today that it will purchase JupiterResearch and its parent company, JUPR Holdings, from MCG Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MCGC]]) for $23 million in cash, plus assumed liabilities. JupiterResearch, with 2007 revenues of roughly $14 million, has 83 employees. Forrester reported 2007 revenues … Continue reading “Forrester Orbits, Buys Jupiter for $23M”
Seattle Genetics Starts Clinical Trial of SGN-70 For Autoimmune Disease
Seattle Genetics, the Bothell, WA-based developer of targeted antibody drugs, said today it has started an early-stage clinical trial to look at safety of SGN-70 in 60 healthy volunteers. The drug is designed to block CD70, a protein found in abundance on activated white blood cells, but not resting cells. The target has been linked … Continue reading “Seattle Genetics Starts Clinical Trial of SGN-70 For Autoimmune Disease”