Scrip regularly covers business development and deal-making in the biopharmaceutical industry. Deal Watch is supported by deal intelligence from Strategic Transactions.
Deal Watch: Millendo Completes Merger With OvaScience, With $85m In Bank For Two Mid-Stage Programs
OvaScience’s cash plus a $49.5m venture capital raise leave Millendo with more than enough to get two current programs to data readouts in early 2020, company says. AMAG merges with Perosphere, adding to its hematology business.
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