Abbott Joins Race To Develop Nerve Growth Factor Antibody With PanGenetics Deal
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Abbott will pay PanGenetics $170 million upfront for the Phase I antibody. Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi-Aventis are among the firms with NGF antibodies in development.
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