Purdue drops Transcept's Intermezzo; GlycoMimetics revives IPO; Eagle, Auspex hunt $119m in IPOs; Intrexon buying Medistem for $26m; GW Pharmaceuticals seeks $60m in US; and AcelRx secures credit facility.
Purdue drops Transcept's Intermezzo; GlycoMimetics revives IPO; Eagle, Auspex hunt $119m in IPOs; Intrexon buying Medistem for $26m; GW Pharmaceuticals seeks $60m in US; and AcelRx secures credit facility.
Purdue will stop selling Transcept's Intermezzo in 2014
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