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Bellicum pays Ariad for room to run
October 7, 2014 2:24 AM UTC
After raising $55 million in August, Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Houston, Texas) on Monday committed to pay $50 million to Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) for exclusive worldwide rights to use the latter's cell-signaling technology in human cell therapies for all diseases on a royalty- and milestone-free basis.
Ariad also is returning its equity stake in Bellicum as part of the agreement, which restructures a 2006 deal for the second time. ...