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Sumitomo Dainippon Drops Bid to Buy Cynata
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma has withdrawn its overture to acquire Australian stem cell firm Cynata Therapeutics as they failed to reach an agreement on terms, the two companies said on October 17. In July, Cynata released an Australian Stock Exchange announcement…
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