Equillium Buys Metacrine For Its Cash, Will Outsource Lead Drug Candidate
All-Stock Deal Merges Two San Diego Firms
Executive Summary
Deal Snapshot: Equillium will gain $33m, extending its cash runway into 2024 and past several upcoming milestones, but it will seek a strategic partner for Metacrine’s stalled FXR agonist MET642.
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