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> Metabolic Solutions Development in Kalamazoo, MI says it has raised an additional $8.6 million to support its work on Type 2 diabetes drugs. Story

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> After being slammed by a recent failed late-stage study of NicVax, Nabi reports this morning that it earned a $5 million milestone. Nabi Release

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