Roche Diversifies With $105m-Plus Adheron Buy
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Executive Summary
Roche will pay $105m up front and up to $475m in milestone fees to acquire Adheron Therapeutics in a deal that may help expand the Swiss big pharma portfolio in the company's key therapeutic areas outside of oncology.
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