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  "id": 219731,
  "title": "Tarsus bets $450M on Alkeus’ Stargardt drug",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/tarsus-bets-450m-on-alkeus-stargardt-drug",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-06T12:57:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Endpoints News",
    "slug": "endpoints-news",
    "url": "https://endpoints.news/tarsus-bets-450m-on-alkeus-stargardt-drug/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "To broaden its ophthalmology portfolio, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is dishing out $450 million upfront to acquire Phase 3 biotech Alkeus Pharmaceuticals, the companies said Thursday morning. It's the latest signal that small- ...",
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      {
        "outlet": "BioPharma Dive",
        "title": "Alkeus, an unorthodox eye drug startup, acquired by Tarsus for up to $800M",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/alkeus-an-unorthodox-eye-drug-startup-acquired-by-tarsus-for-up-to",
        "published": "2026-08-06T18:07:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}