Cipla-Serum add new rung to relationship
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
This could be read as growing pre-nuptial synergy between Cipla and the Serum Institute of India. Or maybe the duo's next step in their "relationship" is purely an extension of a previous alliance and one which will see Cipla step up its indirect interest in vaccines play to the Indian market.
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