Astellas Pays $125MM Up-Front To Share Rights To AVEO's Tivozanib
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
In a worldwide deal excluding Asia, the two companies will split both revenues and development costs 50/50 in North America and Europe.
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