Notable Mergers and Acquisitions 4/27: (CELG) (IGTE) (PWRD) (NORD) - InvestingChannel

Notable Mergers and Acquisitions 4/27: (CELG) (IGTE) (PWRD) (NORD)

* Celgene (Nasdaq: CELG) and Quanticel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company focused on cancer drug discovery, today announced a definitive share purchase agreement under which Celgene Corporation will acquire Quanticel. Through the agreement, Celgene will have full access to Quanticel’s proprietary platform for the single-cell genomic analysis of human cancer, as well as Quanticel’s lead programs that target specific epigenetic modifiers to advance Celgene’s pipeline of innovative cancer therapies.

The acquisition culminates a 2011 strategic alliance between Celgene and Quanticel. Over the course of the three-and-a-half year alliance, Quanticel industrialized its single-cell platform for analysis of tumor

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