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Charles River lays out $293M to snap up viral vector specialist Vigene, its 2nd M&A deal this year

A few short months after Charles River Laboratories acquired Cognate BioServices, the company is folding yet another CDMO into its cell and gene network, signing more than $ 1 billion in M&A outlays so far this year.  Charles River Laboratories has inked a deal to pay $ 292.5 million in cash for gene therapy CDMO Vigene Biosciences,… Read More: Charles River lays out $293M to snap up viral vector… »

Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight

WASHINGTON — Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin struck a deal late Friday over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a logjam that had stalled the party’s showpiece $ 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The compromise, announced by the West Virginia lawmaker and a Democratic aide, seemed to clear the way for the Senate to… Read More: Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in… »