Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement



 Exhibit 10.60 
 SECOND AMENDMENT 
 TO 
 LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 
 THIS SECOND AMENDMENT to Loan and Security
Agreement (this “Amendment”) is entered into this 29th day of August, 2006, by and between Silicon Valley Bank (“Bank”) and Nuvelo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”) whose address is 201 Industrial Road, Suite
310, San Carlos, CA 94070-6211. 
 RECITALS 
 A. Bank and Borrower have entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 31, 2004, as amended by that certain First
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and Borrower dated as of July 18, 2005 (as the same may from time to time be further amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the “Loan Agreement”). 
 B. Bank has extended credit to Borrower for the purposes permitted in the Loan Agreement. 
 C. Borrower has requested that Bank amend the Loan Agreement to (i) extend the Revolving Maturity Date, and (ii) make certain other
revisions to the Loan Agreement as more fully set forth herein. 
 D. Bank has agreed to so amend certain provisions of the Loan
Agreement, but only to the extent, in accordance with the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth below. 
 AGREEMENT 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement. 

2. Amendments to Loan Agreement. 
 2.1 Section 2.1.1 (Revolving Advances). The first sentence of Section 2.1.1(b) is amended in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
 (b) Pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5(a), interest on each Advance shall be paid in arrears on the 28th of each month. 
 2.2 Section 13 (Definitions). The following term and its respective definition set forth in Section 13.1 is amended in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
 “Revolving Maturity Date” is August 28, 2007. 







 3. Limitation of Amendments. 
 3.1 The amendments set forth in Section 2, above, are effective for the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited precisely as
written and shall not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of any Loan Document, or (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which Bank may now have or may have in the
future under or in connection with any Loan Document. 
 3.2 This Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part of the
Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect. 
 4. Representations and Warranties. To induce Bank to enter into this Amendment, Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Bank as follows:

 4.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents
are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such date), and (b) no Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing; 
 4.2 Borrower has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to
perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment; 
 4.3 The organizational documents of Borrower
delivered to Bank on August 31, 2004 remain true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect; 
 4.4 The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as
amended by this Amendment, have been duly authorized; 
 4.5 The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the
performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not and will not contravene (a) any law or regulation binding on or affecting Borrower, (b) any contractual restriction with a Person
binding on Borrower, (c) any order, judgment or decree of any court or other governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision thereof, binding on Borrower, or (d) the organizational documents of Borrower; 
 4.6 The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as
amended by this Amendment, do not require any order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by any governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision thereof, binding
on either Borrower, except as already has been obtained or made; and 







 4.7 This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and is the binding obligation
of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium or other similar laws of general application and equitable
principles relating to or affecting creditors’ rights. 
 5. Integration. This Amendment and the Loan Documents represent the
entire agreement about this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of this Amendment and the
Loan Documents merge into this Amendment and the Loan Documents. 
 6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. 
 7.
Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be deemed effective upon the due execution and delivery to Bank of this Amendment by each party hereto. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above. 
  

									
	BANK	 		 	BORROWER
			
	Silicon Valley Bank	 		 	Nuvelo, Inc.
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Liam Fairbairn
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ H. Ward Wolff

	Name:	 	Liam Fairbairn	 		 	Name:	 	H. Ward Wolff
	Title:	 	Relationship Manager	 		 	Title:	 	SVP-Finance & CFO