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Novartis Bets Up to $7.8 Billion on China’s mRNA Platform
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Novartis Bets Up to $7.8 Billion on China’s mRNA Platform
A $575 million upfront payment gives Novartis worldwide rights to Abogen’s lead mRNA therapy—and options that could push the deal to $7.8 billion.

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