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Astellas Completes US$3 Billion Audentes Buyout
Astellas Pharma said on January 15 that it has completed the acquisition of Audentes Therapeutics, a gene therapy developer based in San Francisco, for nearly US$3 billion closing a tender offer launched last month. In the tender offer, which expired…
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