Gilead Springs Further Into Oncology With Calistoga Acquisition
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Dominant in HIV, the biotech pays $375 million up front for Seattle-based Calistoga and its closely-watched PI3K program.
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