Deal Watch: Zymeworks Adds Daiichi To List Of Partners In I-O Cross Collaboration
Executive Summary
Amgen gets into RNAi for cardiovascular indications with Arrowhead deal. Lilly and J&J out-license preclinical candidates, for epilepsy and cancer respectively, to smaller firms Cerecor and Tracon.
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