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AbbVie agrees $10 billion oncology acquisition
Under its proposed acquisition of ImmunoGen, AbbVie will gain rights to ELAHERE®, the first antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) approved in ovarian cancer.
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Alfasigma to acquire Jyseleca from Galapagos
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Italy-based Alfasigma has agreed to acquire the Jyseleca (filgotinib) business from Belgian biotech Galapagos for €170 million.
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Roche to gain rights to novel antibody for IBD
Roche is set to gain rights to develop, manufacture and commercialise a novel antibody treatment with first-in-class and best-in-disease potential for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), under a new acquisition agreement.
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New acquisition to accelerate microbiome therapeutics manufacture
Clinical development and manufacture of microbiome-based therapeutics is set to be accelerated through Kanvas Biosciences’ new acquisition of key assets from Federation Bio.
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Bristol Myers Squibb agrees nearly $6bn oncology merger
In an agreed merger with Mirati Therapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb will gain rights to a best-in-class treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a KRASG12C mutation.
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Lilly agrees $1.4 billion radiopharma acquisition
Two late-stage radioligand therapies for oncological indications are planned to be developed through an acquisition agreement between Eli Lilly and POINT Biopharma Global.
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FTC order could ease biopharma competition
In Amgen’s consent order with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) addressing the intended acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics, once finalised, some requirements will be effective for 15 years.
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Divest to invest: the new normal in biopharma?
Subin Baral, EY Global Deals Leader for Life Sciences, a partner at Ernst & Young LLP, shares exclusive insight on how strategies such as specialisation can help life science companies secure future growth and the key role divestments and spin-outs have on ensuring this strategic focus.
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Lilly completes biopharma acquisitions
Lilly expands its portfolio of treatments for cardiometabolic diseases with acquisition of Versanis Bio and Sigilon Therapeutics.
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Novo Nordisk makes $1 billion acquisition agreement
Under a $1 billion acquisition agreement, Novo Nordisk A/S will investigate a potential first-in-class small molecule CB1 receptor blocker as a treatment for obesity.
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Biogen to acquire rare disease drugmaker for $7.3b
As part of its acquisition of Reata Pharmaceuticals, Biogen will add the first US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia to its portfolio.
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£2.5b acquisition to boost Novartis’ renal portfolio
As part of its planned £2.5 billion acquisition of Chinook Therapeutics, Novartis will gain access to a targeted biologic for a rare kidney disease.
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$1.7b acquisition to develop rare haematology therapy
When CTI BioPharma is acquired by Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi), the companies intend to advance an oral kinase inhibitor treatment for a rare haematological disease.
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Astellas to accelerate ocular disease treatments with $5.9 billion acquisition
A $5.9 billion acquisition of biotech Iveric Bio by Astellas is set to accelerate development of treatments for blinding retinal diseases.
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GSK to acquire BELLUS for £1.6 billion
A novel P2X3 antagonist is set to advance GSK's respiratory pipeline as part of its planned £1.6 billion acquisition of BELLUS Health.
