Bye Bye Vernalis And Another Blow For UK Biotech
Executive Summary
Vernalis' decision to switch strategy and enter the US cough-cold market backfired spectacularly and acquirer Ligand is getting hold of what once was a jewel in the UK biotech crown for next to nothing.
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