La Jolla-based SG Biofuels Inc. has named Miguel Motta as its chief operating officer. As COO, Motta will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the company's business development, global operations, marketing and human resources organization.  Full Story
Roche Holding AG’s pursuit of Illumina Inc. is putting companies from Life Technologies Corp. to Genomic Health Inc. in play as health-care providers turn to DNA to tailor treatments for cancer and inherited diseases.
San Diego-based Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: LGND) and Retrophin LLC have entered into an agreement in which Ligand has licensed rights to DARA (a Dual Acting Receptor Antagonist of Angiotensin and Endothelin receptors) to Retrophin.
Marshall Edwards Inc. (Nasdaq: MSHL), an oncology company focused on the clinical development of novel therapeutics targeting cancer metabolism, has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a rights offering to existing stockholders to purchase up to $8 million of its common stock.
A European medical group has given a thumbs-up for San Diego-based Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s drug for adults with Type 2 diabetes.
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation named three faculty members at the University of California, San Diego recipients of its research fellowship, according to a press release.
Veterans Research Corp. and the Pacific Beach Shore Club are searching for active duty military and veteran men to participate in the "A Few Good Men" bachelor auction to raise money for veteran medical research, according to a release.
San Diego-based Cardium Therapeutics Inc. said Thursday it completed the sale of nearly 17.9 million shares of its common stock for $5 million, which will go toward general working capital purposes.
San Diego-based Sangart Inc., a private biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of oxygen-therapeutic agents, bolstered its leadership team with three new appointments.
Ellen Morgan, former co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Carlsbad-based Synteract, launched a nonprofit contract research organization to help eliminate neglected diseases in developing countries.
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