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Avalon Ventures Gets Exit At Sitari Pharmaceuticals

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San Diego-based biotech investor Avalon Ventures has scored an exit, saying late Tuesday evening that it has entered into a definitive agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), to sell Sitari Pharmaceuticals to GSK. Sitari was developing treatments for celiac disease, and was being incubated at COI Pharmaceuticals.

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COI Pharmaceuticals Gets $576M Exit

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San Diego-based COI Pharmaceuticals , the life sciences incubator and support entity created by Avalon Ventures to support its portfolio companies, says that one of its companies, Calporta Therapeutics , has been acquired by Merck. The deal is worth up to $576M, including upfront payments and contingent milestone payments.

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