Astellas acquisition of Audentes: Japanese pharma company Astellas Pharma has agreed to acquire US gene therapy company Audentes Therapeutics in an all-cash deal worth about $3 billion, as per pharma acquisition news. Based in California, Audentes Therapeutics calls itself a clinical-stage company focused on developing a portfolio of Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based genetic medicines for the […]
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Janssen Biotech acquisition of bermekimab: Janssen Biotech, a Janssen Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson, has agreed to acquire all rights to bermekimab, an investigational compound for certain skin disorders, from XBiotech, in a deal worth up to $1.35 billion, as per the latest pharma acquisition news. Bermekimab, which is an anti-IL-1alpha monoclonal antibody (mAb), […]
Continue reading …Novartis to acquire The Medicines Company for $9.7bn with eye on inclisiran
November 25, 2019 No Comment
Novartis acquisition of The Medicines Company : Swiss drugmaker Novartis signed a deal worth $9.7 billion to acquire US biopharma company The Medicines Company, as per the latest pharma acquisition news. As per the terms of the all-cash deal, Novartis will acquire The Medicines Company for $85.00 per share. The Medicines Company, which is headquartered […]
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Bristol-Myers Squibb has wrapped up its $74 billion acquisition of Celgene having got regulatory approval from all government authorities necessary for closing the merger agreement along with approvals from stockholders of the two companies. Celgene has now become a fully-owned subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb and as per the merger terms, shareholders of the former have […]
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Recipharm acquisition of Consort Medical : Swedish pharma group Recipharm has agreed to acquire Consort Medical, a British contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for £505 million, as per the latest pharma acquisition news. The transaction is said to help Recipharm become a major inhalation company and places it among the top five CDMO players […]
Continue reading …Alkermes to acquire Boston-based neuroscience company Rodin Therapeutics
November 19, 2019 No Comment
Alkermes acquisition of Rodin Therapeutics : Irish biopharma company Alkermes has agreed to acquire Boston-based neuroscience company Rodin Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $950 million as per the latest pharma acquisition news. Rodin Therapeutics is engaged in developing novel, small molecules for the treatment of synaptopathies. Alkermes acquisition of Rodin Therapeutics is said […]
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Bristol-Myers Squibb acquisition of Celgene : US pharma giant Bristol-Myers Squibb said that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has given its clearance for its previously announced $74 billion acquisition of American biotech company Celgene. The FTC has accepted the proposed consent order regarding the pending merger of Bristol-Myers Squibb and Celgene, thereby allowing the […]
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Roche acquisition of Promedior : Swiss drugmaker Roche has agreed to acquire Massachusetts-based biotech company Promedior in a deal worth up to $1.39 billion, as per the latest pharma acquisition news. The acquisition will give full rights for the Swiss pharma giant to Promedior’s portfolio of molecules targeting serious fibrotic diseases, including PRM-151, which holds […]
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Merck acquisition of Calporta : Merck has acquired Calporta Therapeutics from COI Pharmaceuticals in a deal worth up to $576 million, as per the latest pharma acquisition news. Calporta Therapeutics, which was launched in early 2015, is engaged in the development of selective small-molecule agonists to TRPML1. According to COI Pharmaceuticals, TRPML1 is thought to […]
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Sandoz, the generic drug business of Novartis has agreed to acquire the Japanese business of Aspen Global Incorporated (AGI), a fully owned subsidiary of Aspen Pharmacare in a deal valued up to €400 million, as per the latest pharma acquisition news. The acquisition includes shares in Aspen Japan and associated assets held by the South […]
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