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Sobi Targets Thrombocytopenia In $915m Swoop For Dova

 
• By Kevin Grogan

The Swedish group has got hold of the ITP and CLD drug Doptelet, widening its hematology business beyond hemophilia.

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Sobi of Sweden hopes to fly higher buying Dova of the US • Source: Shutterstock

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) has jumped on the mergers and acquisition merry-go-round to acquire Dova Pharmaceuticals Inc., expanding its hematology franchise and commercial presence in the US.

Described by CEO Guido Oelkers as "a marriage made in heaven," the acquisition gives Sobi control of Dova ’s oral...

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