India’s top-ranked drug maker Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has signaled growing ambitions in the oncology-dermatological segment, snapping up the US immunotherapy and targeted oncology company Checkpoint Therapeutics for an upfront consideration of up to $355m.
Sun Sets Up For PD-L1 Play With Checkpoint Acquisition
Sun is acquiring Checkpoint Therapeutics, opening up opportunities to build out its strategy in the onco-derm segment with the US firm’s FDA-approved anti-PD-L1 mAb.
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