California-based biotech company Ligand Pharmaceuticals has acquired CyDex Pharmaceuticals and its Captisol solubility-enhancing technology. CyDex’s pipeline includes a Captisol-enhanced budesonide/azelastine nasal spray. Ligand will operate CyDex as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Read the company’s press release.
CyDex acquired by Ligand Pharmaceuticals
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