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JUNE 30, 2010

San Diego-based TargeGen , a firm developing small molecule kinase inhibitors for the treatment of myelofibrosis (MF) and polycythemia vera (PV), has been acquired by Sanofi-aventis, in a deal worth as much as $560M, the firm said Wednesday. TargeGen had raised over $113M in venture funding from A.M.

Enterprise Partners 140

Enterprise Partners San Diego Acquisition Pricing 140

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

San Diego led investment activity in Q3, with a large number of the biggest VC deals all located in the area. Intellikine in La Jolla and Zogenix in San Diego both raised $51M in deals; San Diego's NextWave Wireless raised $45.5M, San Dieg's Roka BioScience $37.2M, and Borrego Solar Systems, in El Cajon, raised $30M.

Southern California 140

Southern California Venture Capital Northridge Tech Coast Angels 140

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JULY 10, 2009

San Diego-based Scoperta , which is developing fabless specialty steel technology utilizing scrap materials, has raised $1.4M Other details on the funding have not been released, however, the firm is backed by Enterprise Partners and Vista Ventures, and Drew Senyei of Enterprise sits on the firm's board of directors.

Enterprise Partners 100

Enterprise Partners San Diego Capital Technology 100