GlobeImmune Files for $69M IPO; Osiris Fibs About Trial Results - July 3, 2012

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Tuesday, July 03, 2012  |   |   |   |  Lab Equipment: Featuring Equipment from Sanofi-Aventis & Other Leading Global Firms! For more information and view the equipment.   •  GlobeImmune, Inc. Files for $69 Million IPO More... •  Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (OSIR) Fibs About Trial Results More... •  Chelsea Therapeutics, Inc. (CHTP) Falls the Most in 3 Years Over Northera Update, Stock Down -0.62(42.45%) @ 10:19AM EDT More... •  Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Seeks Approval for Resistant TB Drug More... •  Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Recalls KY Liquibeads More... •  Little Addicts? Purdue Pharma L.P. to Test OxyContin on Kids More... •  Eisai Company, Ltd. (ESALY.PK) Receives European Medicines Agency Approval to Market Zonegran Monotherapy for Treatment of Epilepsy More... •  After Roche (RHHBY) Merger, Biotech Tail Wags Big Pharma Dog More... 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