The lack of a viable commercial route for bringing innovative antibacterial treatments to market leaves France-based Antabio SAS little option other than to seek a partner or acquirer after early-stage clinical data are generated from its lead program, its CEO Marc Lemonnier told Scrip.
Antabio CEO Says M&A Is His ‘Exit Strategy’
‘Broken’ AMR Model Leaves Antibiotics Maker No Other Choice
Antibiotics specialist Antabio aims to get enough funding to advance its pipeline far enough to become a takeover target.

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