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Chugai Acquires Renalys Pharma, Bags IgAN Drug
Chugai Pharmaceutical said on October 24 that it will acquire Renalys Pharma to make it a wholly owned subsidiary, gaining the IgA nephropathy drug sparsentan and bolstering its renal-disease pipeline. At the company’s earnings briefing the same day, President and…
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