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Nature 437, 475 (22 September 2005) | doi:10.1038/437475a; Published online 21 September 2005
Swooping for biotech
Meredith Wadman
Abstract
Big pharmaceutical companies are moving swiftly to acquire biotechnology companies — especially if they can snap them up on the cheap. Meredith Wadman reports.
When Novartis announced a bid to buy Chiron, the California biotechnology company, earlier this month, the Swiss drugmaker trod a well-worn path. Most 'big pharma' companies know that their future rests in either buying biotechnology companies or getting into bed with them.
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