Deal Watch: AI Specialist Biolojic Inks Diabetes Pact With Lilly, Autoimmune Tie-Up With Nektar
Executive Summary
Plus deals involving AbbVie/Mitokinin, Roivant/Silicon Therapeutics, CASI/Cleave Therapeutics, Tallac/ALX Oncology, AgeX/LyGenesis, Chinook/Evotec and more.
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