Celgene alliance gives VentiRx funding and expertise - and maybe a new owner
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
When it came time to evaluate partners for its toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) agonist VTX-2337, privately-held VentiRx Pharmaceuticals went with Celgene, because of the public company's success in developing cancer therapies and its growing interest in both immunotherapies and the treatment of solid tumours.
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