Biotech Values

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NVS might not be the only co. interested in IDIX.

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L) has agreed to pay up to $450 million to access an experimental AIDS drug from Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (IDIX.O), the two companies said on Friday.

The deal underscores a drive by the world's second-biggest drugmaker to tap into promising science outside its own laboratories, a strategy highlighted by CEO Andrew Witty during a post-results presentation on Thursday.

-randy