Hasten Joins China's PCSK9 Race With In-Licensing, Commercialization Capabilities
Executive Summary
Chinese firm Hasten has gained greater China rights to LIB Therapeutics’ lerodalcibep for hypercholesterolemia and believes its bet on the unique PCSK9-binding small protein will be backed by strong commercialization capability, the company says in an interview with Scrip.
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