Immune-Focused Discovery Firm Alpine Goes Public With Nivalis Merger
Executive Summary
Mitchell Gold, who once led Dendreon, will lead the company, which obtains $90m in funding to bring forward three potential drug candidates for inflammatory conditions and cancer.
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