Ep. 379 - Argenx M&A, AI giants and biopharma, catalyst scorecard

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Jul 27, 202634:09Science & Medicine

Argenx the tier-jumping European biotech, believes its proposed $2.2 billion purchase of Forte Biosciences will add a second multi-indication product upon which it can run the strategy that has made autoimmune drug Vyvga...

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