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Gilead To Acquire Calistoga

Gilead Sciences will acquire Calistoga Pharmaceuticals for $375 million, plus an additional $225 million if certain milestones are achieved.

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Gilead Sciences will acquire Calistoga Pharmaceuticals for $375 million, plus an additional $225 million if certain milestones are achieved. The transaction is expected to close in 2Q11. Calistoga is a privately held biotechnology company focused on developing therapies to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases. Calistoga’s portfolio includes compounds that selectively target isoforms of phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K), a central signaling pathway related to cellular proliferation, survival...

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