Amgen Joins China Oncology Market Race With $2.7bn BeiGene Stake
Executive Summary
As China embraces novel new drugs, oncology is quickly becoming the biggest opportunity for pharma to drive growth in this market. Amgen is the latest to jump on board through the purchase of a significant stake in BeiGene.
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