Japan's Astellas to buy US-based Audentes for $3b in gene therapy push

Japan's Astellas to buy US-based Audentes for $3b in gene therapy push

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Japan’s Astellas Pharma Inc has agreed to buy Audentes Therapeutics Inc for about $3 billion in cash as it seeks to make genetic medicines a key area of growth.

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