Deal Watch: Flagship Ventures Doubles Down On Microbiome
Executive Summary
Two of the VC's biotechs merged to create an immuno-microbiome company, while Seres is working with Emulate on better tech for microbiome research. UK specialty pharma Martindale acquired small hospital products-focused UK firm Viridian, and Bayer and X-Chem expanded their drug discovery alliance.
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