Roundup, deals, Life Sciences Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: It’s hard for any company to raise capital in this recession, but several San Diego life sciences startups disclosed last week they had done just that. A few bright spots also appeared during a local seminar on mergers and acquisitionsR...

Biotech, Antibiotics, Life Sciences Luke Timmerman wrote: San Diego’s Optimer Pharmaceuticals had its breakout moment in November, when it showed its experimental drug could wipe out the dreaded C. Diff bacteria, a horrific, sometimes fatal form of diarrhea that people sometimes pick up in the...

Biotech, Antibiotics, C. Diff Luke Timmerman wrote: Of all the people I met last month on a whirlwind of meetings with San Diego biotech companies, none had more bounce in their step than the folks at Optimer Pharmaceuticals. This company passed a huge test last month that suggests it has created th...