Freed From Merck Deal, Portola Set To Move Betrixaban Forward With $89M Funding
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Without a partner for its anticoagulant in an increasingly complex market, privately-held Portola takes $89 million in late-stage money to conduct Phase III trials on its own.
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