Roche Holding and AstraZeneca Have Agreed to Work Together to Share

question 142

Multiple Choice

Roche Holding and AstraZeneca have agreed to work together to share research data and fund joint research projects so that they can speed up the process for getting approved drugs to the market.Which of the following best describes the relationship between these two corporations?

• A)They are a partnership with full liability for the work that they do.
• B)They have merged.
• C)They have created a joint venture.
• D)There is no legal business structure here.

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