GSK to buy cancer company for USD 1.9bn

Glaxosmithkline and Sierra Oncology have agreed to terms that would bring the Canadian biotech firm into British hands.
Photo: Toby Melville/REUTERS / X90004
Photo: Toby Melville/REUTERS / X90004
by MIKKEL AABENHUS HEMMINGSEN, translated by daniel pedersen

Another acquisition is taking place in the pharmaceutical industry at large, as Glaxosmithkline (GSK) and Sierra Oncology have announced on Wednesday that they have reached an agreement, a press release reports.

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