Article: CytRx Raises $37M, Reducing Stake In RXi RNAi Subsidiary.

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CytRx Corp. entered agreements to raise $37 million in a private placement, a move that will satisfy conditions of recent licensing deals made by its RNA interference-based subsidiary.

At least $15 million of the proceeds will be invested in the subsidiary, RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp., to which CytRx previously transferred its RNAi assets. RXi in January entered additional RNAi-based deals with the University of Massachusetts Medical School, deals that were contingent on funding and CytRx reducing its stake in RXi to a minority position.

Steven Kriegsman, president and CEO of Los Angeles-based CytRx, said CytRx will reduce its stake ...

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