Otsuka Pharmaceutical said on December 17 that it has obtained exclusive development and commercialization rights to Canadian drug maker Aurinia Pharmaceuticals’ lupus nephritis drug candidate voclosporin in Japan and Europe. Under their licensing accord, Otsuka will pay US$50 million upfront…
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