BioNotebook: Ambit, Xencor, Soligenix, Ampio
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Executive Summary
Ambit stock drops on no accelerated filing for quizartinib; Xencor prices IPO, rises in first day; Soligenix starts Phase II orBec study; and Ampio updates Phase III Ampion status.
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