Akcea C-Suite Upheaval’s Reasons Unclear, Firm Set To Take In More Ionis Programs
Executive Summary
Akcea terminates top three execs while praising their accomplishments in building up the Ionis spinout. Stock finished the trading day down nearly 20%.
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