What Advantage of Acquisition Was Novartis Attempting to Leverage When

Multiple Choice

What advantage of acquisition was Novartis attempting to leverage when it acquired biotechnology pioneer Chiron to gain access to the latter's vaccine development capabilities and to take advantage of the increasing size of the vaccine market that has resulted from fears of Avian flu?

A) gain control over proven new technical property
B) gain knowledge about how to serve a market they would like to enter
C) manage the risk of investing in the development of new technologies
D) putting their capabilities to work in new markets