1 Hot Biotech No One Wants to Buy

This episode of The Motley Fool's Market Checkup drills down on the day's hottest headlines and biggest market movers. Market Checkup gives a full examination of a shocking medical device takeover, a hot biotech that can't find an acquirer, a surprise announcement bringing a failed drug, and a big deal in gene sequencing.

In this video, health-care analyst David Williamson discusses Clovis Oncology's failed bid to sell itself. After hanging a for-sale sign on the door, but with no interested parties stepping forward, where does that leave Clovis? Watch and find out along with further details about why its drug pipeline has investors excited.

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