AC Immune Beefs Up Neurodegenerative Pipeline With AFFiRiS Alpha-Synuclein Portfolio
Executive Summary
Deal Snapshot: The company is looking to expand its pipeline beyond Alzheimer’s, where it hit a speedbump in September with the failure of a tau-targeting drug.
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