Illumina to be forced to discard $8bn unit, says report

Illumina may be forced to offload its cancer treatment unit—valued at $8 billion—by the European Commission (EC), according to sources cited by the Financial Times.

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Illumina to be forced to discard $8bn unit, says report

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