Ventana President Mara Aspinall: An Interview With “The Pink Sheet” DAILY
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
In the midst of a busy January – in which Ventana has signed four publicly disclosed deals to develop companion diagnostics with pharma partners – Ventana President Mara Aspinall talked with “The Pink Sheet” DAILY about pharma’s evolving attitude on personalized medicine, sharing value for joint projects and how Ventana is positioning itself to be the partner of choice for pharma.
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