CuraGen - Ownership and Business Overview

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CuraGen Ownership

Who owns CuraGen?

CuraGen is owned by Celldex Therapeutics. It was acquired on March 29, 2009.

CuraGen Business Overview

Where is CuraGen headquartered?

CuraGen is headquartered in Branford, Connecticut.

What sector is CuraGen in?

CuraGen is a life science company.

Life Science M&A Summary in 2009

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CuraGen Corporation

322 East Main Street,
Branford, Connecticut 06405
United States,

CuraGen Corporation has a portfolio of 11 fully-owned, human antibodies that the Company selected, optimized and advanced during its collaboration with Abgenix (acquired by Amgen). CR011, currently in Phase 2 studies, is an antibody-drug conjugate that targets GPNMB, a protein that is highly expressed in metastatic breast cancer and melanoma. CR011 has shown promising early evidence of anti-tumor activity, including objective tumor responses, in patients with breast cancer and unresectable stage III and IV melanoma.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - - 1 1
vol $140M $140M
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
454 Life Sciences 2007-03-29 140M USD Divestiture
Branford, Connecticut · www.454.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science - - 1 (100%) 140M (100%)
Total - - 1 $140M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States - - 1 140M
  Connecticut - - 1 140M
Total - - 1 $140M

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $140M
TOTAL $140M
Largest 454 Life Sciences
$140M (2007-03-29)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Life Science

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