SEC probe hits Galena hard

Shares of Galena Biopharma went into a tailspin on 18 March, plunging 21% after the company revealed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had opened an investigation into the firm and an outside investor relations company the biotech retained last year.

Shares of Galena Biopharma went into a tailspin on 18 March, plunging 21% after the company revealed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had opened an investigation into the firm and an outside investor relations company the biotech retained last year.

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