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Ono Picks Up Deciphera in US$2.4 Billion Deal to Extend Pipeline, Market Channels
Ono Pharmaceutical said on April 30 that it has inked an agreement to acquire Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, a US-based kinase oncology drug specialist, for approximately US$2.4 billion - the largest M&A deal yet for the Japanese pharma. By getting hold of…
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