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This Johnny Somali look-alike (alike in personality too) got arrested at an Ohio airport for being drunk and disorderly. Hopefully he avoids South Korea at the moment because a certain someone would try to steal his passport. submitted by /u/holyshyster |
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- ABL Bio lands $2.8 billion license-out deal with GSKABL Bio Inc., a South Korean biotech company, will license out its proprietary blood-brain barrier shuttle platform, called the Grabody-B, to UK-based pharmaceutical giant GSK plc in a deal expected to fetch up to 2.1 billion pounds ($2.8 billion). Under the terms, ABL Bio will receive up to 77.1 million pounds in upfront and near-term milestone payments, including an upfront… Read more: ABL Bio lands $2.8 billion license-out deal with GSK
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