XDx marks a spot: An $86M IPO for gene-expression diagnostics

XDx marks a spot: An $86M IPO for gene-expression diagnostics

(UPDATED: See below.)

When XDx yesterday filed to raise up to $86.3 million in an IPO, the Brisbane, Calif., company joined just a handful of similar molecular-diagnostic companies to test the public markets. XDx specializes in a new type of diagnostic test that measures gene activity —… Continue Reading

Life sciences briefing: Monday, Oct. 22, 2007

Life sciences briefing: Monday, Oct. 22, 2007

Featured companies: Ablynx, Avant Immunotherapeutics, BioForm Medical, Celldex Therapeutics, Genomas, High-Throughput Genomics, Orchid Cellmark, ReliaGene Technologies, SarCode, TransMolecular, VisEn Medical

UPDATED: Expanded items on SarCode, Celldex/Avant and Ablynx.
UPDATE REDUX: Added items on BioForm Medical, High-Throughput Genomics and Orchid Cellmark/ReliaGene.

San Francisco’s SarCode draws down $7M for inflammation drugs — The… Continue Reading