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Germany's Bayer to buy US gene therapy specialist AskBio

| October 27, 2020 12:03 AM

BERLIN (AP) — German health care company Bayer said Monday it is buying Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, a U.S.-based firm specializing in gene therapy, in a deal worth up to $4 billion.

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