Dr. Derendorf, will present -PK/PD-based Development of Anti-infective Agents- February 13, 2012.
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ChemoCentryx Inc. is the next Silicon Valley initial public offering expected, with its debut on Nasdaq expected this week.

The Mountain View company set a target range last month of $14 to $16 for the 4 million shares it plans to sell in the IPO.

The target at the top of the range would bring in $64 million, slightly less than the $69 million the biopharmaceutical company filed for back in October.

ChemoCentryx focuses on the treatment of autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders and cancer…

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Planned Parenthood’s political arm in Arizona will hold a fundraising event next month with Planned Parenthood Federation of America CEO Cecile Richards.

The event comes on the heels of the abortion-fueled national controversy involving Planned Parenthood and whether it will receive funding from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

The March 15 annual luncheon and fundraiser will benefit Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona, the political advocacy arm of the women’s health group and abortion provider…

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Hawaii lawmakers on Friday passed legislation for about $1.8 million in emergency funds for kidney and liver transplants in the state.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie plans to sign House Bill 608 into law on Saturday at The Queen’s Medical Center.

The law will appropriate emergency funds, subject to private matching funds, for the transplants, as well as to support a chronic kidney disease management program.

Hawaii was left without an organ transplant center after the closure last month of Hawaii Medical Center East, which ran the state’s only organ transplant program before it stopped taking patients in December…

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Conventions and trade shows impact the Puget Sound area economy to the tune of millions of dollars — and they attract millions of enthusiastic attendees from the region, nation and the world.

Some of the more colorful events include the Northwest Flower & Garden Show and two conventions that welcome legions of costume-clad comics fans: Emerald City ComiCon and Sakura-Con. Other exhibitions cater to prospective college students, motorcycle lovers, and engaged couples planning weddings.

The Puget Sound Business Journal has compiled a list of the top 24 regional conventions and trade shows staged at the Washington State Convention Center in 2011…

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Response Genetics Inc. said it has raised more than $7.8 million through the private placement of 5.3 million in newly issued stock.

The Los Angeles-based company, which makes molecular diagnostic tests for cancer, said it sold the shares to undisclosed investors for $1.50 a share, a premium of 27 percent above its closing stock price of $1.18 a share on Wednesday.

New investors accounted for the majority of the financing, while existing investors, as well as board members and senior management, made up the remainder, Response Genetics said…

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Two Alabama House members from opposing parties have filed similar bills seeking to legalize the medical use of marijuana.

With the 2012 session to begin Tuesday, Rep. Patricia Todd, D-Birmingham, is again carrying a bill that would allow qualifying patients to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana if prescribed by a physician.

Meanwhile, Rep. K.L. Brown, R-Jacksonville, a funeral home owner who says his sister used marijuana to control pain before her death from breast cancer 25 years ago, has filed a similar bill…

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Shares of Chapel Hill drug developer Cempra (Nasdaq: CEMP) opened at $6.20 on its first day of trading as a public company, up 3.3 percent from the IPO price of $6. A total of 8.4 million shares at a price well below the expected $11 to $13. For more, go here.

Cempra is headed by CEO Prabha Fernandes.

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Stanley Black & Decker is closing a West Baltimore facility and cutting 142 jobs, according to a notice with the state’s labor department. Meanwhile, Adventist Behavioral Health is closing a Crownsville facility and laying off 100 people, a separate filing with the state said.

Stanley Black & Decker plans to close its Baltimore Protection Net Center on Sisson Street, the filing said. The layoffs will take place in waves, starting April 1-14, and ending with a Oct. 23-Nov. 6 wave.

Adventist is closing a treatment facility and school in Crownsville on March 31…

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Two executives have left HealthSpring following the company’s merger with Cigna, which closed earlier this week.

Karey Witty, executive vice president and chief financial officer of HealthSpring, and Michael Mirt, president of the company, are no longer with the company, as of Jan. 31, the day Cigna’s $3.8 billion acquisition of Franklin-based HealthSpring was finalized.

Mirt’s duties will split between two HealthSpring executive vice presidents, Shawn Morris and Scott Huebner. Morris will be president of operations, and Huebner president of development and innovations…

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