Bayer Eyes Indications Beyond BlueRock's Initial Focus With $240m-Plus Buyout
Executive Summary
Bayer will acquire the 40.8% of BlueRock that it doesn't already own as the firm's largest investor via a $225m series A round in 2016. A clinical trial for BlueRock's Parkinson's disease candidate is expected to begin later this year.
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