Novartis Spreads Cardiovascular Bets with Ionis Antisense Option Deal
Executive Summary
Further expanding its cardiovascular pipeline, Novartis has signed an option deal with Ionis – and invested $100m into the smaller company – to license two investigational antisense drugs targeting cardiovascular indications in patients with elevated levels of lipoprotein.
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