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| Acquiring Party | Novartis Corp. (NYSE: NVS), a global life sciences company focused on pharmaceuticals, generics, consumer health, eyecare products and medicines, and animal health. |
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| Transferring Party | Protez Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company focused on new antibiotics for difficult-to-treat infections. |
| Sector | Biopharmaceuticals |
| Date | June 4, 2008 |
| Analysis Gives Novartis the rights to an antibiotic which could be used to fight superbugs such as MRSA, a hospital borne infection. The antibiotic is in Phase II development for use against potentially deadly drug-resistant infections. Deal value ~ $100m with $300m in milestones. | |
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