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AZ, Heptares In Possible $500m+ Oncology Deal

 
• By Lucie Ellis-Taitt

Japan-headquartered Sosei Group's $400m acquisition of Heptares Therapeutics could prove to be a money spinner as the biotech unit has signed an immuno-oncology focused partnership with pharma major AstraZeneca plc, potentially worth $500m.

Japan-headquartered Sosei Group's $400m acquisition of Heptares Therapeutics could prove to be a money spinner as the biotech unit has signed an immuno-oncology focused partnership with pharma major AstraZeneca plc, potentially worth $500m.

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