Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is fully buying out its cardiovascular-focused subsidiary Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. just as the affiliate's pipeline matures into late-stage development. Ionis announced on 31 August that it will buy the roughly 24% of Akcea it doesn't already own for $18.15 per share, or approximately $500m.
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