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RNA Specialist Arcturus Therapeutics Gets $3M R&D Grant for CF Drug

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San Diego-based Arcturus Therapeutics said today Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics has agreed to provide $3 million to fund research and development of a new messenger RNA drug that could be broadly used to treat cystic fibrosis patients. Arcturus says its technology can be used to make.

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Arcturus Board Sues Ex-CEO, Alleges Deceit, in Prelude to Proxy Fight

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The board that fired Arcturus Therapeutics co-founder and CEO Joseph E. Payne earlier this year unleashed a new broadside this week in the ongoing battle for control of the San Diego-based RNA drug developer. Payne, who. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Sorrento Therapeutics Gets $2.3M

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San Diego-based Sorrento Therapeutics , a new biotechnology startup, has raised $2.3M in an equity funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm yesterday. Source of the funding was not disclosed. Schuh was previously CEO and Director of AviaraDx, and also served at Arcturus Bioscience and Sequenom.

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Bio Roundup: Funding Frenzy, Opioid Summit, Celgene Woes & More

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Biotech startups rolled in cash this week. By our count, investors put more than $800 million into life-sciences startups in four days. The money came from a wide range of backers, not just traditional biotech venture firms. billion, a figure compiled in the Venture Monitor Report.

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