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Amgen Buys Icelandic Gene Hunter Decode $415 - Psychology, Special Needs, Health - Posted: 12th Dec, 2012 - 12:30am
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Amgen buys Icelandic gene hunter Decode for $415 million
Amgen buys Icelandic gene hunter Decode for $415 million
Biotechnology News
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. biotechnology group Amgen Inc has agreed to buy unlisted Decode Genetics, a pioneer in hunting down genes linked to disease, for $415 million in cash to boost its drive to develop better targeted drugs. Founded in 1996, Decode blazed a trail in personal genomics by trawling Iceland's unique genetic heritage, which has changed little since the Vikings arrived more than 1,000 years ago, to work out the links between gene variants and common diseases. ...
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