TMS Stroke Deal Suggests No Big Buy From Biogen Yet
Executive Summary
The investment community has been willing Biogen to make a big deal for some time now but a modest pact inked with Japan's TMS for its Phase II acute ischemic stroke drug suggests that management will continue to favor picking up promising compounds rather than diving into major M&A.
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