Roivant Alliance Takes SK Into Cancer, Intractable Diseases
Invests $200m In TPD Platform
Executive Summary
Korea's SK Group expands its biopharma business via a sizable investment in Roivant's protein degradation platform, through which the partners aim to progress candidates in cancer, immunology and neurology, with the first entering the clinic next year.
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