SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Myrexis, Inc. (Nasdaq:MYRX), a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel treatments for cancer, today reported financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2011 ended September 30, 2010. The Company ended its first fiscal quarter with $138.9 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. Subsequent to quarter-end, the Company was granted approximately $1.2 million under the Internal Revenue Code Section 48D for Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Projects.