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Dec. 7, 2013

Cooley advises San Diego anti-bacterial drugmaker in $140M sale

The Rempex Pharmaceuticals acquisition is expected to help The Medicines Co. fill a gap in its offerings pipeline and complement the company's Gram-positive product line.


By Andrew McIntyre


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Cooley LLP represented San Diego-based drugmaker Rempex Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its sale to The Medicines Co. for $140 million upfront and up to $334 million more if certain milestones are met.


Rempex develops drugs targeting multidrug-resistant, Gram-negative bacterial infections. Gram-negative bacteria, after Danish bacteriologist Hans Christian Gram, are the more antibiotic-resistant of two clas...

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