Deal Watch: Roche Aborts But Regeneron, Amgen and Pfizer Sign Up
Executive Summary
Deal activity over the past seven days sees Roche knock back Inovio a second time, Regeneron plan for its future via an alliance with Adicet Bio, Amgen supplement its preclinical pipeline with a candidate from Advaxis, and Pfizer shore up its gene therapy ambitions with an acquisition.
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