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    Novartis buying AveXis for $8.7 billion to strengthen gene therapy capabilities

    Novartis is buying AveXis, a small biotech based in a north Chicago suburb, for $8.7 billion to strengthen gene therapy capabilities.
    by Adam Feuerstein Apr 09, 2018 1 minute

    Novartis is acquiring AveXis for $8.7 billion to strengthen its gene therapy unit, adding a promising but still experimental treatment targeting a fatal childhood disease.

    AveXis, a small biotech

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