Cephalon, a Nasdaq-listed drugs company, has agreed to buy Gemin X Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company for cancer therapeutics, for $225m.
Category: Deals
Anergis raises $20m
Anergis, a Switzerland-based firm to inhibit birch pollen allergies, has raised SFr18m ($20m) in its series A round co-led by Vinci Capital-Renaissance PME, a local venture capital firm.
Intel eats into Turkey’s Nokta
Marcin Hejka, Intel Capital’s head of Middle and Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa regions, said it would provide Nokta with financial support and help with sales and technology.
CivicScience finds the people with $1.2m
News provider TechCrunch said CivicScience raised $1.2m from marketing research company, NPD Group, national polling company ALR, and angel investor Kevin McClatchy.
RR Donnelley finds its Journalism Online
News Corp invested an undisclosed amount for a minority stake in Journalism Online in June last year and Jon Housman, president of digital journalism initiatives for the company, told news provider paidContent the company’s investment “appreciated considerably” with the exit to RR Donnelley.
BMW picks competition winner
BMW will double the prize money awarded to winners of New York City’s BigApps 2.0 event
AssureRx reads minds for $11m
Corporate venturing units from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Mayo Clinic and CincyTech reinvested in AssureRx in an $11m B round led by venture capital firms Claremont Creek Ventures and Sequoia Capital and joined by peer Allos Ventures.
Dhama Innovations wraps up Reliance exit
In an article by news provider VCCircle, Harshal Shah, chief executive of Reliance Ventures, said two private equity firms were picking up its stake in clothes maker Dhama Innovations.
McGraw-Hill and Pearson get an Inkling
Matt MacInnis, founder and chief executive of Inkling, said: “McGraw-Hill and Pearson, two of the largest educational content providers in the world, have invested in Inkling.”
Intel finds its Total Immersion
The $5.5m from Intel Capital-led consortium will help Total Immersion expand in US and Asia for its D’Fusion augmented reality platform.
Angie’s List raises $53.6m
Angie’s List, a US-based provider of consumer reviews on local services, takes total to more than $100m since 1995.
SVB finds the Color is green
Color raises $41m in green dollar bills from venture capital firms Bain Capital Ventures and Sequoia Capital and debt and equity provider Silicon Valley Bank.
Innovation works for Dianxin OS
GSR Ventures backs Innovation Works incubation portfolio company Dianxin OS.
Samsung doubles view of MasterImage 3D
Ilseok Yoon, managing director of Samsung Ventures America, said: “Our investment in MasterImage 3D is consistent with our strategy to work closely with established market leaders.”