With the signing of a drug discovery collaboration for broad-spectrum small molecule antibiotics between RQx Pharmaceuticals and Roche's Genentech that's worth up to $111 million plus royalties, Avalon Ventures has signed its third deal this year that allows the San Diego-based venture capital firm to exit an early-stage investment.
Two of Avalon's transactions during the first six weeks of 2013 have been with Genentech, which has been on the...







