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Novartis signs $7.8 billion drug deal with Chinese startup
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has signed a deal worth $7.8 billion with a Chinese startup, according to Axios. The agreement is a major licensing or partnership arrangement centered on drug development, underscoring Novartis's push to tap into China's fast-growing biotech sector. It ranks among the larger cross-border pharma deals involving a young Chinese company.
Why now: The sheer size of the deal and growing Western pharma interest in Chinese biotech innovation make it major industry news.
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