Enanta, Novartis Strike Hep C Deal Worth $440M - Feb. 21, 2012

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012  |   |   |   |  Are you measuring multiple biomarkers in your late stage trial? The widespread adoption of biomarker pattern profiling has boosted efficiency in drug development beyond traditional single target methods. Increasingly, sponsorsneed to measure multiple biomarkers to capture the data necessary to accurately evaluate safety and efficacy in Phase II-III trials. Multiplexing quantifies all the targeted biomarkers in a single test to save money, conserve precious sample volume, and increase reproducibility. 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