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Merck to develop mAb through $10.8b acquisition

17 April 2023 | By Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Through a $10.8 billion acquisition, Merck has agreed to buy Prometheus Biosciences to advance development of a novel monoclonal antibody for immune conditions.

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Biopharma could reap benefits from SVB UK acquisition

31 March 2023 | By Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review)

One of the largest banking collapses in US history could provide the biotech sector unseen opportunities, say GlobalData.

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Pfizer to acquire Seagen for $43 billion

14 March 2023 | By Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review)

To advance cancer breakthroughs, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are the central technology in Pfizer’s intended acquisition of Seagen Inc.

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Major M&A deals on 2023 agenda, says report

9 January 2023 | By Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Subin Baral, EY Global Deals Leader, Life Sciences, recounts the global M&A trends in 2022 and predicts activity for 2023 in EY’s 2023 M&A Firepower report.

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Moderna to obtain first acquisition for $85 million

5 January 2023 | By Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Moderna has agreed on its first acquisition for $85 million, enabling it access to cell-free DNA synthesis and amplification technologies.

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Kite to buy Tmunity, expanding its CAR T pipeline

22 December 2022 | By Caroline Peachey (European Pharmaceutical Review)

The acquisition of Tmunity Therapeutics supports Kite’s plans to develop next generation CAR T-cell therapies for cancer.

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Takeda’s $4 billion acquisition to address autoimmune diseases

14 December 2022 | By Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Takeda will acquire Nimbus Therapeutics for $4 billion and gain rights to its allosteric TYK2 Inhibitor to address multiple immune-mediated diseases.

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AstraZeneca to acquire Neogene for $320 million

29 November 2022 | By Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review)

AstraZeneca is set to acquire Neogene Therapeutics to advance T-cell receptor therapies for hard-to-treat cancers like solid tumours.

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Merck to acquire Imago for $1.35 billion

22 November 2022 | By Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Merck has signed agreement to acquire Imago for $1.35 billion to further investigate potential of bomedemstat for myeloproliferative neoplasms and other bone marrow diseases.

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$145 million pharma acquisition to help launch opioid overdose drug

16 November 2022 | By Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Indivior’s $145 million acquisition of Opiant Pharmaceuticals will support the launch of OPNT003, an opioid overdose reversal agent.

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Astellas invests $50 million in Taysha Gene Therapies

27 October 2022 | By Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Taysha will license AAV gene therapy candidates TSHA-102 for Rett syndrome and TSHA-120 for giant axonal neuropathy to Astellas.

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Sanofi to sell Japanese manufacturing plant

17 October 2022 | By Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Sanofi’s Japan-based manufacturing site near Tokyo will be sold to a European contract development and manufacturing organisation.

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Gilead to acquire MiroBio for $405 million

10 August 2022 | By Caroline Peachey (European Pharmaceutical Review)

The acquisition will boost Gilead’s capabilities in exploring checkpoint agonist antibodies for treating patients with autoimmune disease, complementing its inflammation research and development strategy.

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Amgen to acquire ChemoCentryx for $3.7bn

10 August 2022 | By Hannah Balfour (European Pharmaceutical Review)

The nearly $4bn ChemoCentryx acquisition will expand Amgen’s inflammation and nephrology portfolio and pipeline.

3D illustration of sickle and normal red blood cells coming out of a cut blood vessel - idea of sickle cell disease

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Pfizer to acquire Global Blood Therapeutics in $5.4bn deal

9 August 2022 | By Hannah Balfour (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Through the acquisition of Global Blood Therapeutics, Pfizer aims to enhance its presence in rare haematology and particularly sickle cell disease (SCD).

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