Working Around Pre-Emption Rights

Europe's pre-emption rights significantly hamper biotech fundraising. But since they're unlikely to go away, European firms are having to find clever ways around them.

By Hazel Dawson

The gulf between US and European biotech fundraising isn't new. Despite the number of companies being similar on both sides of the Atlantic, US biotechs manage to attract substantially more...

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