Deal Watch: Kite Inks Novel AML Target Discovery Tie-Up With HiFiBiO
Executive Summary
Continuing parent firm Gilead’s busy deal-making year in immuno-oncology, Kite gets option rights to new targets. Boehringer teams with Israel’s BiomX in IBD research.
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