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Biotie And Newron Drop Takeover Plan

by Michael McCoy
November 7, 2011 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 89, Issue 45

Finland’s Biotie Therapeutics has decided not to ­acquire Newron Pharmaceuticals following Merck KGaA’srecent decision to return to Newron the rights to safinamide, a compound being developed as a Parkinson’s disease treatment. Newron, based in Milan, says it is considering all strategic options for the drug, which is currently in late Phase III clinical trials.

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