Rutger Oudejans, Brand Director at bioLIVE, postulates that the bio supply chain could learn some lessons from the small molecules sector. The bio industry continues to expand at rates above the traditional NCE (New Chemical Entity) sector, yet for the supply chain there are vital synergies that could help further accelerate developments.
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Ose and Boehringer ink €1.1bn deal in immunoncology
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Learning from the small molecule supply chain
BackgroundRutger Oudejans, Brand Director at bioLIVE, postulates that the bio supply chain could learn some lessons from the small molecules sector. The bio industry continues to expand at rates above the traditional NCE (New Chemical Entity) sector, yet for the supply chain there are vital synergies that could help further accelerate developments.
Cellectis in offering of US$175m ADS following asset swap
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