Orchard To Use Divested GSK Rare Disease Gene Therapies To Grow Globally
Executive Summary
Orchard Therapeutics will acquire GSK’s portfolio of approved and investigational rare disease gene therapies, including EU-approved Strimvelis and additional late-stage gene therapies.
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