Genzyme Plant Cleanup Brings Temporary Halt To Fabrazyme, Cerezyme Production
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Plagued by a virus, the biotech hopes to have Allston Landing facility back in operation by late July, but warns of short-term drug shortages.
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