BioNotebook: Sangamo/Biogen, Adamas/Forest, Zymeworks/Lilly, Sunesis
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Executive Summary
Sangamo gains 38% on Biogen license deal; Adamas collects $40m from Forest; Zymeworks inks deal with Lilly's Imclone, raises $15m; and Sunesis regains assets from Biogen, Millennium.
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