Biotech, cancer, deals
Ariad Raises $30.9M
Luke Timmerman 8/4/09
Cambridge, MA-based Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARIA), the developer of cancer drugs, said today it has raised net proceeds of $30.9 million through a stock offering. The company sold 19 million new shares at $1.75 apiece. CEO Harvey Berger personally agreed to buy $3 million worth of shares.
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.





