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March 5, 2009

Vertex Acquires ViroChem in $377M Cash-Stock Deal

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. is buying Canadian drugmaker ViroChem Pharma Inc., a firm specializing in hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV drug development, for about $377 million in a cash-and-stock deal. (BioWorld Today) Read More

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