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Slough, UK, 15 April 2008
Piramed acquired by Roche

Piramed Limited (Piramed), a privately owned UK biotechnology company, today announces that it has signed a definitive agreement with Roche that will result in Piramed being fully acquired for an upfront cash payment of US$160 million plus a milestone payment of US$15 million, which is due upon the commencement of Phase II clinical trials for the company’s oncology programme. (Download full story)

Cambridge UK, 31st January 2008:
ATLANTIC HEALTHCARE Appointment of Robert Forrester as Chairman and the opening of a US office.

Atlantic Healthcare Limited (“Atlantic Healthcare”), an emerging international healthcare group, announces the appointment of Robert Forrester as Chairman of the Board of Directors and the opening of a US office, in Boston Massachusetts. (Download full story)

Cambridge UK, 6 December 2007:
ATLANTIC HEALTHCARE out-licenses AP 1007 and its other Phase III gastro-intestinal products in the Southern Hemisphere

Atlantic Healthcare Limited (“Atlantic Healthcare”), an emerging international healthcare group, has completed an out-license agreement for the Southern Hemisphere with Orphan Australia Pty (“Orphan Australia”), granting rights to commercialise products from its Phase III anti-inflammatory gastro-intestinal programmes. (Download full story)

Cambridge UK, 8 November 2007:
ATLANTIC HEALTHCARE completes funding round and appoints JMFinn Capital Markets as Financial Advisor for IPO

Atlantic Healthcare Limited (“Atlantic Healthcare”), an emerging international healthcare group, has undertaken a £1 million fundraising round and appointed JMFinn Capital Markets Ltd (“JMFinn Capital Markets”) as its financial advisor in anticipation of proceeding with its plans to IPO mid-year 2008 on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange (‘AIM’). (Download full story)

Oxford, UK, 22 March 2007
VASTox plc ACQUIRES DANIOLABS LTD AND DEXTRA LABORATORIES LTD TO STRENGTHEN ITS DRUG DISCOVERY PIPELINE AND PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES BUSINESS

Enhances drug pipeline through the addition of two clinical and two pre-clinical programmes in neurological and ophthalmic diseases
Global leadership in two drug discovery technology platforms: chemical genomics and carbohydrate chemistry
Immediate increase in revenue generation from expanded and enhanced drug discovery service business (Download full story PDF)

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