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> Shares of Ventrus Biosciences ($VTUS) shot up 19% this morning after the developer announced positive results from a late-stage study of its experimental medication VEN 307, which is being developed to treat pain associated with anal fissures. Story

> San Mateo, CA-based Maxygen ($MAXY) has earned a final, $30 million contingency payment from Bayer for a hemophilia treatment. Bayer initially paid $90 million upfront in 2008 for rights to the therapy. Release

> Fierce 15 winner F-star, an antibody developer, has undergone a management makeover. The biotech says it named Dr. John Haurum as the new CEO and will concentrate all of its R&D work in Cambridge in the U.K. Release

> Six top pharma companies, including Pfizer ($PFE), Merck Serono and GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK), have committed £14.4 million in support for a long-term collaboration between academic investors and pharma scientists. Report

> In the wake of a positive expert panel vote, Eisai has expanded its marketing deal with Arena on the obesity drug lorcaserin. Story