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Stroke of luck for Idorsia and struggling GPCR drug Pivlaz as Sosei Heptares offers $463M

July 25, 2023
By Caroline Richards
Sosei Heptares is fulfilling its ambition for growth in the Asia-Pacific region by buying the Japanese and South Korea businesses of Swiss biotech Idorsia Ltd. for ¥65 billion (US$463 million), potentially freeing Idorsia from its struggle to prove its stroke drug, Pivlaz (clazosentan), is effective enough to warrant approval in key Western markets.
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