Shire Exits Biosimilars, Streamlines Oncology Business
Executive Summary
Terminating a pair of biosimilar partnerships inherited from Baxalta will better enable Shire to focus on core strengths, CEO Ornskov says. The firm will use Baxalta assets to gradually develop a cancer franchise.
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