Biogen's SMA Ambitions Run Up Against A New Deep-Pocketed Rival
Executive Summary
Novartis' decision to buy gene therapy developer AveXis will have a crossover impact on Biogen, an early leader in the treatment market for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) with Spinraza.
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