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> Denmark's Genmab will cut 33 jobs as part of a company-wide reorganization. CEO Jan van de Winkel says the company "must continue to focus on Genmab's core competency of antibody creation, development and innovation. Today's reorganization is a key step in our commitment to our updated corporate strategy and our goal of becoming a profitable business." Genmab release
> Pacific Biosciences says it will sell up to $244 million in stock in its IPO debut this week. Report
> After seeing its share price surge on the back of rumors that it could be a takeover target, Savient had to watch it fall this morning as Bloomberg reported that a five-month auction process had ended without a deal. Story
> Princeton, NJ-based Soligenix announced that a mid-stage trial of orBec for the prevention of acute Graft-versus-Host disease failed to hit the primary endpoint. The treatment is currently involved in a confirmatory Phase III study. Soligenix release
> Bozeman, Montana-based LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals announced positive results from a Phase I/II challenge study of its norovirus virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine candidate. LigoCyte release
And Finally... Today's 70-year-olds do far better in intelligence tests than their predecessors. It has also become more difficult to detect dementia in its early stages, although forgetfulness is still an early symptom, reveals new research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, based on the H70 study. Release