Emergent Biosolutions Acquires Monoclonal Anthrax Product Candidate

Acquisition represents important addition to company’s portfolio of anthrax countermeasures
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced that today it completed the acquisition of a group of anthrax monoclonal antibodies from AVANIR Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVNR), including Avanir’s lead product candidate, AVP-21D9.
AVP-21D9 is a human monoclonal antibody product candidate that is being developed as an intravenous treatment for patients [...]

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