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KaloBios Gets $12M Genzyme, Baxter

KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, a South San Francisco-based biotech company, said today it has raised $12 million in the second closing of a $32 million Series D round of venture financing. Baxter International, Genzyme Ventures, and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital were among the investors in the round. The company is developing a human antibody fragment to fight bacterial infections in cystic fibrosis patients, as well as another candidate for autoimmune diseases like asthma and rheumatoid arthritis.

Luke Timmerman is the National Biotechnology Editor for Xconomy. You can e-mail him at ltimmerman@xconomy.com, call 206-624-2374, or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ldtimmerman.

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