Lundbeck CEO: Alder Buy Will Boost Pipeline
Executive Summary
Deborah Dunsire tells Scrip that buying Alder offers Lundbeck a blockbuster prevention treatment for severe migraine patients, and helps rebuild Danish group’s prospects.
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