Biogen Builds Out Parkinson's Pipeline With Denali Deal
Executive Summary
Biogen will pay Denali $560m up front plus a $465m equity investment in exchange for co-development and co-commercialization rights to clinical-stage LRRK2 inhibitors for Parkinson's disease.
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