Forma Reels in J&J With $700M Deal - Jan. 10, 2012

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012  |   |   |   |  Online Auction January 11 at 9 AM ET Featuring lab equipment from Elan and other leading global firms! Register and bid online.   •  FORMA Therapeutics, Inc. Reels in Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) With $700 Million Deal More... •  Roche (RHHBY) Signs $646 Million Pain Pact With Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. More... •  Warp Drive Bio Launches With $125 Million from Third Rock Ventures, Greylock, Sanofi (France) (SAN.PA) More... •  Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGSI) to Cut 150 Jobs Amid Modest Benlysta Growth More... •  SkyePharma Inc. (SKYE) to Cut its Swiss Workforce by 20 Percent More... •  Allergan Inc. (AGN) to Create 200 Mayo Jobs in $350 Million Expansion of Irish Plant More... •  Canaan Partners Raises $600 Million Fund; $200 Million Will be Dedicated to the Life Sciences More... •  Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation's Pradaxa Increases Risk of Heart Attack, Study Shows More... 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