BioNotebook: Denovo, Celimmune revive Lilly, Amgen programs; Malin invests in Serenus; J&J opens fourth incubator; Blueprint, Alexion partner
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Executive Summary
What's old is new again as San Diego-based Denovo Biopharma has licensed a second failed Eli Lilly drug and Celimmune in Lebanon, New Jersey has licensed a monoclonal antibody that's been sitting on Amgen's shelf since 2008.
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