MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. For the second quarter of 2011, the company reported a net loss of $21.1 million, or $0.17 per share, compared to $17.0 million, or $0.18 per share, for the comparable 2010 period. Net loss for the first six months of 2011 was $45.5 million, or $0.37 per share, compared to $33.7 million, or $0.35 per share, for the comparable 2010 period. The company ended the quarter with $192.2 million in cash and investments.