Deal Watch: Novo Nordisk Links With Flagship To Create Cardiometabolic, Rare Disease Portfolio
Executive Summary
The Danish diabetes titan teams with Moderna’s founder on cardiometabolic R&D. Troubled cell therapy biotech Bone Therapeutics negotiates reverse merger with Medsenic.
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