Deal Watch: Genentech Out-Licenses PI3K Inhibitor To Novogen
Executive Summary
The Australian firm also buys out Glioblast to add to its capabilities in brain cancer. Meanwhile, India’s Sun Pharmaceutical acquires Auven’s Ocular Technologies, and GlaxoSmithKline partners with Fimbrion in urinary tract infections and with Zai Lab in autoimmune disorders.
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