French biotech Transgene SA has been through a few transformations in its 37-year history, and the past couple of years have been particularly rocky. However, chairman and CEO Philippe Archinard sees light at the end of the tunnel as the new era of combination immunotherapy arrives.
“We have a few scars. It has not been very fun for us these past two years.” Dr. Philippe Archinard, chairman and CEO of Transgene SA, does not deny the company has had its troubles. However, in an interview with Scrip, he outlined why he believes French biotech company’s time may finally be coming.
Transgene’s valuation has been on a fairly steady downward trajectory for a long time. The pace accelerated in early 2014...
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