Ablynx: Balancing Partners And Pipeline
Executive Summary
Next-generation antibody company Ablynx boasts a series of technology partnership deals but its primary goal is to develop drugs. Can partners’ money fund a pipeline with sufficient focus to be manageable, but enough breadth to survive?
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