Deal Watch: Vertex Calls On CRISPR Yet Again, Now To Collaborate On Type 1 Diabetes
Evotec, BMS Neurodegeneration Deal Expands To $4bn In Total Value
Executive Summary
Vertex and CRISPR look beyond beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease. Also, Bicycle gets $50m up front in Novartis deal, Regeneron commits $75m initially under a Treg collaboration with Sonoma, and Jounce gets a better deal from Concentra to wave off Redx merger.
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Regeneron Buys Partner Decibel Outright
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