Biotech acquisitions by big pharma: why and what is next

Drug Discovery Today

Volumn 14, Issue 17-18, 2009, Pages 818-821

  Malik, Nafees N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

DRUG; PROTEIN; VACCINE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; FINANCE; SHORT SURVEY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG DISCOVERY; DRUG INDUSTRY;

EID: 69549116132     PISSN: 13596446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2009.06.012     Document Type: Short Survey

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