Deals of the Week Watches Parkinson’s In Prime Time
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet
Executive Summary
Biogen Idec strikes a neurodegenerative research deal with Amicus Therapeutics and another antisense deal with Isis. Elsewhere, Merck and AstraZeneca team up in ovarian cancer, Roche obtains rights to two cancer immunotherapies from Inovio, and GSK sells a pair of beloved drinks to a Japanese beverage company.
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Merck Halts Preladenant Development In Parkinson’s Following Phase III Failures
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Deals Of The Week: Merck/Simcere, Pfizer/Hisun, MedImmune/WuXi
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