Japan's Ajinomoto to buy US-based Forge Biologics for $546m

Japan's Ajinomoto to buy US-based Forge Biologics for $546m

Ajinomoto Co. displays the company's leading product 'Ajinomoto Monosodium Glutamate Seasoning' at AJINOMOTO Umami Science Square in Kawasaki, Japan March 18, 2019. REUTERS/Yoshiyasu Shida/File Photo

Japan’s Ajinomoto said on Monday it agreed to acquire U.S.-based genetic medicines maker Forge Biologics Holdings for 82.8 billion yen ($546 million).

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