BioNotebook: NephroGenex, Dicerna, Argos IPO terms; Pluristem data; NanoViricides offering
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Executive Summary
Another round of US stock market hopefuls set preliminary price ranges for initial public offerings intended to subject the now-private biotechnology companies to public investor scrutiny: NephroGenex, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals and Argos Therapeutics.
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