The White House has awarded nearly $12.3 million in federal stimulus grants to upgrade and expand 16 of Maryland’s community health centers.

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BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. will buy troubled South San Francisco business Cell Genesys Inc. for $38 million in stock. (BPAX) (CEGE)

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Hyperion Therapeutics Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on gastroenterology and hepatology, said Tuesday it closed a third round of funding with $60 million.

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Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. said late Monday that a federal jury in Texas has awarded the company $1.67 billion in a patent infringement case against Abbott Laboratories. (JNJ)

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Geron Corp. and GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Co., said Tuesday they will collaborate to develop and commercialize cellular assay products derived from human embryonic stem cells. (GE) (GERN)

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Biopure Corp., a developer of blood-replacement technologies, has received — and will not challenge — a delisting notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market for falling below the exchange’s minimum equity-value requirement.

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Catalyst Biosciences Inc. will be paid $21 million upfront in a deal with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. (WYE)

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Advanced Home Care will purchase Takoma Regional Home Health Services, located in Greeneville, Tenn., effective Wednesday.

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St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield ranks among the top 5 percent of all hospitals nationwide for its health care for women, according to HealthGrades, an independent health-care ratings organization.

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El Camino Hospital Los Gatos will open on July 12.

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