Deals Of The Week Looks At Pricing Conundrums
Executive Summary
New therapeutic modalities can bring unexpected challenges in pricing, as uniQure and electroCore learn. Also, deal news from Celgene/OncoMed, Forest/Merck, Theraclone/PharmAthene, The Medicines Company/Rempex and Roche/Molecular Partners.
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