Allergan Up For Alzheimer's Challenge With Chase Buy
Executive Summary
Allergan is paying $125m for Chase Pharmaceuticals and its Alzheimer's disease candidate CPC-201 that has completed Phase II testing. The modest upfront reflects the Phase III graveyard that Alzheimer's disease represents. Chase is led by two former Allergan executives.
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