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Quark Pharma plots $20M IPO

Fresh off its big deal with Novartis, Quark Pharmaceuticals has announced that it plans to pursue a $20 million IPO. The company had previously backed away from a $86.25 million IPO in March 2007.

Novartis options Quark program in $680M pact

Underscoring the rich potential of new siRNA therapeutics, Novartis has agreed to pay Quark Pharmaceuticals up to $680 million to nail the licensing rights to a new therapy for kidney-related

Quark, Nitto Denko collaborate on fibrotic diseases

Quark Pharmaceuticals, a Fremont, CA-based developer of RNAi-based therapeutics, is collaborating with Nitto Denko, a diversified materials manufacturer based in Osaka, Japan, to develop siRNA

Igenica leads a trio of new venture rounds

There's a trio of new biotech financing rounds to report today. Igenica, a cancer antibody start-up based in Burlingame, CA, is reporting that it raised $24 million in a Series B. The new round was

Quark prepares for human trials of siRNA therapy

Quark Pharmaceuticals says the FDA has approved its IND application for DGFi, an experimental siRNA drug for kidney transplant patients. "We are pleased with the FDA acceptance of our DGFi IND

Quark Pharma snares $27M for RNAi work

Quark Pharmaceuticals has garnered $27 million in a new round of venture financing. The RNAi developer attracted the support of SBI Asset Management and SBI Investment, subsidiaries of the