Sanofi Moves into MicroRNA, Signs Preclinical Platform Deal with Regulus
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
With $25 million upfront, $10 million in equity and hundreds of millions of dollars in possible milestones, Sanofi makes a significant early bet on the latest RNA-based therapeutic class to emerge.
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