Siemens’ Companion Dx Deals Showcase Multiple Technologies, Improve Market Access
Executive Summary
Siemens has joined the ranks of companies offering services to pharma to develop companion diagnostics, with the concurrent announcements in February of separate deals with Viiv Healthcare and gene therapy specialist Tocagen. In different ways, the transactions illustrate the increasing emphasis on application of multiple technologies toward the development of companion diagnostics, as pharma strives to determine how best to assure market access to its targeted drugs.
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