Bukwang Acquires Acer Stake In Pattern Of Venture Investments
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Bukwang Pharm has purchased a minority stake in U.S. bioventure Acer Therapeutics, which is seeking to list its shares on Nasdaq early next year. The investment is the sixth the South Korean firm has made together with TVM Life Science Capital to gain investment returns and beef up R&D.
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