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Pacific Biosciences plans $200m flotation

Listing of biotechnology group Pacific Biosciences comes a month after bumper series F round.

Agriculture chemicals group Syngenta invests in Chamelic’s $1.5m round.

Owner of Mauj Mobile website acquires UK-based internet applications provider Mobango.

Indian retail conglomerate Future Group restarts listing process for its corporate venturing unit.

OriGene Technologies has acquired Blue Heron Biotechnology from its venture investment backers, including Nasdaq-listed Invitrogen.

Strategic investors ARM, Advanced Technology Investment Company and Texas Instruments join venture capital firms in Smooth-Stone’s series A round.

Coinstar invests in EcoATM following a personal investment from the Nasdaq-listed company’s chief executive in February.

Siemens and DTE Energy’s venture divisions had backed clean-tech ISE through to its flotation but company struggled with weak economy.

News provider Techcrunch reports that Google Ventures has joined online games company Ngmoco’s syndicate of venture capital investors.

Germany-based online car parts auction site Magari Internet gains Deutsche Telekom’s backing.

Chip Clark moves from business development success at Vanda to same role at GlaxoSmithkline-backed Genocea Biosciences.

IDG-Accel-backed Kanghui prices in middle of its initial public offering range in New York.

TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals’ $32m series C round sees repeat investment from Amgen Ventures.

Mike Doman and Scott Shoults latest hires at GreenVolts.