DEALS: Celsis acquires In Vitro Technologies for $30M


Celsis acquires In Vitro Technologies for $30M


DEALS

WHO

WITH

WHAT

SCOOP

Celsis

In Vitro Tech

$30M acquisition

Celsis has acquired In Vitro Technologies for $30 million in cash and an earn-out consideration capped at $5 million.

Biogen Idec

Amorfix Life Sciences

$25.4M licensing deal

Biogen Idec has the option to use Amorfix's technology to develop and commercialize therapeutic products directed against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Bio-Rad Laboratories

Ciphergen Biosystems

$20M acquisition

Bio-Rad will acquire Ciphergen Biosystems' proteomics instrument business.

Meda

BioDelivery Sciences International's

$2.5M

Meda has acquired the European development and commercialization rights to BioDelivery Sciences International's BEMA Fentanyl.

Genentech

Genizon BioSciences

Licensing deal

Genentech gains licensing rights to Genizon's GeneMap of disease-associated genes generated from a whole genome association study of Crohn's disease patients from the Quebec Founder Population.

BrainCells

Mitsubishi Pharma

Licensing deal

BrainCells has in-licensed a clinical-stage compound from Mitsubishi Pharma that BCI will reposition and develop for the treatment of central nervous system diseases, including mood disorders.