BioNotebook: Second Genome/Pfizer, Merck/Agenus, Endo/Somar, Parion/Gilead, Lightstone Ventures, Kite Pharma, five IPO updates
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Executive Summary
Second Genome, Pfizer research microbiome; Deal or no deal – Merck/Agenus, Endo/Somar, Parion/Gilead begin, end relationships; Lightstone initiates new VC fund; Kite Pharma raises private cash; and GlobeImmune, Mapi-Pharma, Scynexis, Aldeyra, Ambrx move toward IPOs.
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