BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Ltd. (Nasdaq:XOMA), a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies, today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and provided a general business update. XOMA has made significant progress in 2009 toward its objective of becoming a company focused on proprietary product development and has done so while generating revenues from its technology licensing collaborations, royalties and biodefense businesses in difficult circumstances that included the removal of royalty generating RAPTIVA(R) from the market and a particularly challenging economic environment. The following are XOMA’s key accomplishments in 2009.