Deal Watch: Merck KGaA Enhances Cell/Gene Therapy Capabilities With Mirus Takeout

Plus deals involving Immunis/Toray, AstraZeneca/Nona, Swixx/Biopas, Deimos/G1, Serum Institute of India/IntegriMedical/ImmunityBio plus tech transfer agreements and deals in brief.

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Merck KGaA agreed to pay $600m up front on 23 May to acquire Mirus Bio, a portfolio company of...

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