What Was On Hold Is New Again As Impact Raises $22.5m For Fedratinib
Executive Summary
Medicxi-funded Impact Biomedicines gave Sanofi a stake in the start-up to acquire fedratinib and bring the JAK2 inhibitor, which was placed on a clinical hold in 2013, to patients who are out of options.
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