EQRx Aims To Upend Industry’s Pricing Model, With Me-Too Drugs
Executive Summary
With a $200m series A financing and an illustrious founding team, including Alexis Borisy and Peter Bach, EQRx plans to develop cheap me-too drugs. The start-up could pose a new threat to big pharma.
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