Ipsen Dealmaking Heats Up With Marengo Cold Tumor Collaboration

The France-based mid-sized drugmaker has solidified its pipeline through several external pacts in the past few years and its dealmaking is showing no signs of slowing down.

Philippe Lopes-Fernandes
Philippe Lopes-Fernandes • Source: Ipsen

Last week at the BIO International Convention, Ipsen SA’s chief business officer Philippe Lopes-Fernandes told Scrip the French group would continue its recent run of deals and a few days later it inked one worth potentially up to $1.2bn.

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