January 17, 2017 08:06 AM EST

Biogen to pay $1.25B to de-risk a Tecfidera patent battle, and Forward Pharma’s shares rocket up

John Carroll

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Biogen will pay Forward Pharma $1.25 billion in cash to help satisfy the Danish biotech’s claims that its flagship multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera interfered …

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Biogen to pay $1.25B to de-risk a Tecfidera patent battle, and Forward Pharma’s shares rocket up

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