Deal Watch: Bristol And Otsuka Pursue Oncolytic Virus Therapies Via Licensing Deals
Executive Summary
Busy stretch before Christmas holidays sees two deals around oncolytic virus therapeutics, a Middle East partnership for Orexigen’s Contrave, immuno-oncology deals involving Pfizer and ElsaLys, and Roche and ImmuNext partnering to develop drugs targeting the VISTA pathway.
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