J&J announces $6.5bn Momenta acquisition, days after Sanofi deal

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is set to buy biotech Massachusetts-based Momenta Pharmaceuticals for $6.5 billion, in a move aimed at strengthening its portfolio of autoimmune disease treatments.

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