AstraZeneca Licenses Global Rights To Oncology Compound From China’s Hutchison
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
AstraZeneca pays $20 million up front to license Hutchison’s Phase I-ready compound in another sign that the U.K. pharma has its eyes set firmly on China.
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