Deal Watch: Gilead Partners With Carna On Small Molecule IO Drug Development
Executive Summary
Partnership will use Carna’s proprietary lipid kinase drug discovery platform, bringing another aspect to Gilead’s IO efforts. Catalent continues expansion by acquiring Novavax R&D assets; Genfit licenses elafibranor in China to Terns.
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