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IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS Alliances Oxford Immunotec Global PLC Qiagen NV Oxford Immunotec Global PLC and Qiagen NV have settled patent infringement litigation surrounding Qiagen's QuantiFERON-TB

IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS Mergers & Acquisitions Luminex Corp. Nanosphere Inc. Luminex Corp. is paying $77mm ($1.70 per share; a 63% premium) in cash to acquire molecular diagnostics firm Nanosphere

PHARMACEUTICALS AbbVie Inc. University of Chicago AbbVie , U. Chicago ally in cancer research In a five-year collaboration, AbbVie Inc. is teaming up with the University of Chicago in can

Financings In the first quarter of 2012, biopharma start-ups raised $338.1 million – 51% less than the previous quarter but a 62% hike from Q1 2011. Series B rounds dominated, generating 43% of the to