75 Word Paragraph Peregrine Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company with a portfolio of innovative monoclonal antibodies in clinical trials for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. The company is pursuing multiple clinical programs in cancer and hepatitis C virus infection with its lead product candidate bavituximab and novel brain cancer agent Cotara®. Peregrine has in-house cGMP manufacturing capabilities through its wholly-owned subsidiary Avid Bioservices (www.avidbio.com), which provides development and biomanufacturing services for both Peregrine and outside customers.