AstraZeneca Accelerates Biologics Strategy With Acquisition Of MedImmune
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Following the merger, valued at roughly $15.6 billion, 27 percent of AstraZeneca’s portfolio will be in biologics.
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