Takeda Makes $1 Billion Move For Amgen Development Rights
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Eyeing the looming 2011 patent expiration of its top-seller Actos (pioglitazone), Takeda has acquired exclusive Japanese development and commercialization rights, and in one case global rights, to 13 of Amgen's clinical candidates, at a potential cost of up to $1.2 billion
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