Gilead Grabs MiroBio's Checkpoint Agonists For $405m
Another UK Biotech Swallowed Up
Executive Summary
Just over a month after raising $97m in a series B round, Oxford University spinout MiroBio and its immune checkpoint agonists have been snapped up by Gilead Sciences.
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