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AstraZeneca inks $555 million gene-editing technology deal with Algen, FT reports

(Reuters) -AstraZeneca has signed a $555 million deal with a San Francisco-based biotech business Algen Biotechnologies, The Financial Times reported on Monday. The agreement with Algen gives AstraZeneca exclusive rights to develop and commercialise therapies from the Crispr gene-editing technology, the report said. Reuters could not immediately confirm the FT report. (Reporting by Raechel Thankam Job in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)

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