YM raises $15M; La Jolla, Adamis terminate merger agreement;

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> YM BioSciences, announced today that it is raising approximately $15 million in a registered direct offering of units at a price of $1.20 per unit. YM release

> Waltham-based Thermo Fisher Scientific, which has offices in Central Massachusetts, has completed its acquisition of Woburn-based Finnzymes. Finnzymes, which makes tools for scientific experimentation, will join Thermo Fisher's analytical technologies department. According to Thermo Fisher, Finnzymes generated revenues of about $20 million in 2009. Story

> La Jolla Pharmaceutical  and Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation have agreed to terminate their merger agreement relating to the proposed merger of the two companies. La Jolla release

> Anthera Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs to treat serious diseases associated with inflammation, today announced the completion of its initial public offering of 6 million shares of common stock at a price of $7.00 per share. Anthera release

And Finally... The Wall Street Journal gets a tour of J. Craig Venter's his new home in La Jolla, CA. Article