Monday, July 2, 2007

Intercell wins $363 mln Novartis deal, shares jump

(Reuters) - The Novartis investment is the latest example of big pharma's growing interest in vaccines, a business previously thought of as low-growth and low-margin but which is being transformed by recent hi-tech innovations.




Switzerland's Novartis, Europe's third-largest drugmaker by sales, will buy 4.8 million new Intercell shares from a capital increase for 150 million euros, or 31.25 euros each. Its stake in Intercell will rise to 16 percent from 6 percent.


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