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Otsuka Wraps Up Buyout of Jnana Therapeutics
Otsuka Pharmaceutical said on September 24 that it has completed the acquisition of Boston-based biotech Jnana Therapeutics, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Otsuka America. As per the deal signed in August, Otsuka paid US$800 million to the shareholders…
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