Life Sciences: Press Releases

Press Releases

05/09/2013 Cooley Advises Insys Therapeutics on its IPO
04/26/2012 Cooley Advises Jazz Pharmaceuticals in Pending Acquisition of EUSA Pharma for up to $700 Million
10/21/2011 Cooley Advises Onyx Pharmaceuticals in Litigation and Settlement Agreement with Bayer Healthcare, Restructuring Global Oncology Partnership
09/19/2011 Cooley Advises Jazz Pharmaceuticals in Combination with Azur Pharma
07/11/2011 Micromet Announces Solid Tumor BiTE Antibody Collaboration with Amgen
06/20/2011 Cooley Practices and Attorneys Recognized in 2011 Legal 500 Guide
04/07/2011 Deloitte Recap LLC and Cooley LLP Announce Details of the Annual Allicense Conference
02/01/2011 Cooley Advises Jefferies on Financing to Support the Acquisition of Vantage Oncology
12/20/2010 Cooley Advises Gilead Sciences in $225 Million Acquisition of Arresto Biosciences
12/15/2010 Cooley Advises Cypress Bioscience in $255 Million Sale to Ramius LLC and Royalty Pharma
11/24/2010 Cooley Advises Anacor Pharmaceuticals in its $70 Million Initial Public Offering and Concurrent Private Placement
08/03/2010 Cooley Advises Trius Therapeutics on IPO
06/29/2010 53 Attorneys and 22 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2010 Edition
04/19/2010 Cooley Announces Addition of Two Antitrust Partners
10/12/2009 Cooley Advises Proteolix in Sale Agreement to Onyx
09/22/2009 Cooley Advises Nektar in Worldwide License Agreement with AstraZeneca
09/17/2009 Partner Fred Muto Named San Diego Corporate Lawyer of the Year
09/10/2009 Cooley Advises Evalve on Sale to Abbott Worth up to $410 Million
09/03/2009 Cooley Advises Leo Pharma in $287.5 Million Agreement to Acquire Peplin
08/06/2009 Cooley Represents Onyx Pharmaceuticals in Concurrent Offerings
06/22/2009 43 Attorneys and 15 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2009 Edition
02/19/2009 BP and Verenium Form Leading Cellulosic Ethanol Venture to Deliver Advanced Biofuels
11/10/2008 Cooley Named Partner of the Year by the Colorado BioScience Association
09/03/2008 Pfizer and Medivation Enter into Global Agreement to Co-Develop and Market Dimebon for the Treatment of Alzheimer's and Huntington's Diseases
06/17/2008 44 Attorneys and 14 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2008 Edition
06/06/2008 Cooley Expands IP Practice in San Diego
06/05/2008 Exelixis Receives $150 Million Funding Commitment From Deerfield Management
06/04/2008 Ipsen to Acquire Tercica
05/29/2008 Bristol-Myers Squibb to Acquire Kosan Biosciences
04/25/2008 Astellas and CoMentis Sign Agreement to Collaborate on the Research, Development and Commercialization of Beta-Secretase Inhibitors
01/22/2008 Teva to Acquire CoGenesys
12/14/2007 Alba Therapeutics Corporation and Shire plc Enter Into $325 Million ex-US, ex-Japan Licensing Agreement to Develop and Commercialize AT-1001
10/23/2007 Volcano Corporation Closes Common Stock Offering
10/17/2007 Aspreva to be Acquired by Galenica for US$915 Million
06/15/2007 Cooley Godward Kronish Ranks Highly in Chambers USA 2007
05/31/2007 LiveFuels Secures $10 Million in Series A Financing for Algae-to-Biocrude
07/11/2006 Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals and ARYx Therapeutics Form Alliance for an Investigational Treatment for Gastrointestinal Disorders
06/08/2006 Axonyx and TorreyPines Therapeutics Announce Merger Agreement
06/01/2006 Cooley Godward Expands Intellectual Property Litigation and Life Sciences
05/16/2006 Cooley Godward Expands Life Sciences Intellectual Property Capability in San Francisco
04/27/2006 The American Lawyer's Corporate Scorecard Highlights Cooley's Public Offering and Follow-On Offering Strength
04/12/2006 Discovery Partners International and Infinity Pharmaceuticals Announce Merger Agreement
04/11/2006 AlphaRx and Proprius Pharmaceuticals Announce License
03/27/2006 SGX Pharmaceuticals Announces Strategic Collaboration to Develop and Commercialize BCR-ABL Inhibitors for the Treatment of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
02/13/2006 Replidyne and Forest Laboratories Announce Faropenem Medoxomil Licensing Agreement
02/07/2006 ARYx Therapeutics Completes Series E Financing
02/02/2006 Cooley Godward Ranked No. 1 Biotech IPO Issuer’s Counsel in 2005, No. 5 Overall
01/11/2006 EntreMed Completes Acquisition of Miikana Therapeutics
01/09/2006 CancerVax and Micromet Announce Merger Agreement
01/05/2006 Nuvelo and Bayer HealthCare Enter Comprehensive Collaboration Agreement to Maximize Global Development and Commercialization of Alfimeprase
11/16/2005 Cooley Godward Expands DC Office and Life Sciences Patent Practice
11/11/2005 Pharmaxis Ltd Completes $87 Million Capital Raising
11/07/2005 Kos And Jerini Sign Exclusive Collaboration And License Agreement
11/02/2005 Glen Y. Sato Rejoins Cooley Godward’s Life Sciences Practice in Palo Alto
10/26/2005 Anadys Wins Biotech Award
09/14/2005 MedImmune to Acquire Cellective Therapeutics, Inc.
09/08/2005 EpiCept Corporation and Maxim Pharmaceuticals Agree to Merge
08/02/2005 Biogen Idec and PDL Form Global Alliance to Develop and Commercialize Three Phase II Antibody Products
06/27/2005 Metabasis Therapeutics and Merck Announce Collaboration to Develop New Treatment for Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia and Obesity
06/06/2005 Boehringer Ingelheim and Abgenomics Corporation Sign License Agreement to Develop and Commercialize a Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibody
06/02/2005 Anadys Pharmaceuticals Announces Exclusive Collaboration With Novartis to Develop and Commercialize ANA975 and Additional TLR7-Based Therapeutics for Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B
06/01/2005 Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. Receives Exclusive License for Central Nervous System Compounds from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
04/28/2005 Bayer HealthCare AG Spin-Out, Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Completes $6 Million Series A Financing
04/18/2005 Johnson & Johnson Announces Agreement to Acquire Peninsula Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
03/16/2005 Epimmune and IDM Agree to Combine Businesses
03/11/2005 Vitex Closes Merger with Panacos Pharmaceuticals
02/24/2005 Pfizer to Acquire Idun Pharmaceuticals
01/31/2005 Shire and New River Announce Collaboration on Phase III ADHD Drug Candidate
01/19/2005 Jerini AG Announces Research Collaboration with Alcon

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