Seeking Drugs “Hidden In Microbes,” Third Rock Launches Warp Drive Bio
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Sanofi has an option to acquire the start-up, which screens for drugs by studying the genomics of natural products – and its investors have an option to force a sale.
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