Going Deeper Into China: AstraZeneca Strikes Drug Discovery Partnership With CRO Pharmaron
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
AstraZeneca continues its investments in China, setting up a comprehensive discovery partnership with Chinese CRO Pharmaron, which acquired preclinical CRO Bridge in 2010.
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