Deal Watch: Gilead To Use Insitro’s AI/Functional Genomics Tech For NASH Targets
Executive Summary
Start-up Insitro will attempt to optimize up to five NASH targets for Gilead under three-year alliance. Catalent buys gene therapy CDMO Paragon for $1.2bn, Boehringer partners with PureTech in GI cancer, while Fibrocell inks gene therapy pact with Castle Creek.
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