NeurogesX Slashes Jobs as R&D Focus Shifts - Mar. 8, 2012

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To learn more about our unique portfolio and breadth of services, visit www.crownbio.com or call us at 603-686-9330. •  NeurogesX, Inc. (NGSX) Slashes Jobs as R&D Focus Shifts More... •  Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. (D4S.F) Announces Organizational Restructuring as of April 1, 2012 More... More Job Industry News •   Promedior Scores $21.5 Million for Fibrotic Diseases More... •   Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Closes $20 Million Series B Financing More... •   NeuroPhage Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Extends Series B to $21.4 Million More... •   Micro Imaging Technology Agrees to $3.2 Million in Financing, Including the Issuance of $2 Million in Convertible Debentures and $1.2 Million in Debt Conversion More... More Finance News Building Novel Applications with Pipeline Pilot to Drive Next Generation Sequencing This case study shows how scientists are streamlining the process of analyses of DNA sequence information. 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