Merck Finds Licensing More Palatable Than Large Acquisitions
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
During BIO-Europe panel, AstraZeneca exec says firm’s $15.6 billion acquisition of MedImmune gives it major inroads into biologics.
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