Deal Watch: Allergan Deal-Binge Includes Derm, NASH Buys
Executive Summary
Golden Meditech and MD Anderson establish startup focused on umbilical cord blood-derived T-regulatory therapies. Bayer and Evotec sign their second collaboration in four years, this time focused on renal disease.
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