MoonLake Takes SPAC Route To Challenge Novartis's Cosentyx
Swiss Group Secures Deal With Helix
Executive Summary
MoonLake of Switzerland is heading to the NASDAQ armed with $230m to take its tri-specific IL17A/IL-17F nanobody sonelokimab, acquired from Merck KGaA, into the highly competitive spaces of psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and hidradenitis suppurativa.
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