Deal Watch: Emergent Strikes Again, Acquiring Adapt And Its Opioid Overdose Drug For $635m
Executive Summary
Following its purchase of PaxVax earlier this month, Emergent is taking on Narcan nasal spray for opioid overdose as part of its acquisition of Adapt. Also-busy Evotec teams up with Centogene in rare genetic disease and Novo in diabetes/obesity.
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