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Eisai gains option to novel cancer therapy, licenses out antifungal

 
• By Ian Haydock

In a flurry of licensing activity, Eisai has acquired an option to a novel targeted cancer therapy from a Japanese bioventure and has awarded the rights to an antifungal prodrug in Japan to a small local firm.

In a flurry of licensing activity, Eisai has acquired an option to a novel targeted cancer therapy from a Japanese bioventure and has awarded the rights to an antifungal prodrug in Japan to a small local firm.

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