Deals Of The Week Looks At 2014 Takeout Targets
Executive Summary
The hot field of immuno-oncology once again dominated the deal landscape with tie-ups between Bristol and Five Prime, Tesaro and AntaptysBio, and Medimmune and MD Anderson. Kythera and Bayer parted ways while Sanofi Pasteur teamed up with SK Chemicals.
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