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Big Pharma deal-making primed for acceleration
Subin Baral, Global Deals Leader, Life Sciences, Ernst & Young LLP, offers his predictions for M&A activity within industry as we head into the later stages of 2022.
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AstraZeneca to acquire TeneoTwo and its blood-cancer therapeutic
AstraZeneca announces plans to acquire TeneoTwo and its CD19/CD3 T-cell engager, TNB-486, in a deal worth up to $1.2bn.
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GSK to acquire Affinivax for MAPS vaccine platform
GSK will pay up to $3.3 billion to acquire Affinivax, gaining access to its Multiple Antigen Presenting System (MAPS) technology and pneumococcal vaccine candidates.
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Biohaven Pharmaceuticals to be acquired by Pfizer
The $11.6 billion agreement will see Pfizer acquire Biohaven’s calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) programmes, including migraine treatment rimegepant.
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Samsung Bioepis fully acquired by Samsung Biologics
After first payment of $1bn to Biogen, Samsung Biologics has now fully acquired Samsung Bioepis.
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GSK will acquire Sierra Oncology to strengthen haematology arsenal
GlaxoSmithKline has announced the agreed $1.9bn acquisition of biopharmaceutical company Sierra Oncology, which specialises in treatments for rare forms of cancer.
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Recipharm builds biologics presence with acquisitions
The closing of two biologics acquisitions will help Recipharm establish itself in the advanced therapy medicinal products space.
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Pfizer grows investigational RSV vaccine programmes with acquisition of ReViral
Pzifer's acquisition of ReViral will include its portfolio of promising therapeutic candidates, such as sisunatovir, an orally administered inhibitor designed to block fusion of the RSV virus to the host cell.
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Catalent acquires new biologics facility in the UK
Catalent announces the expansion of its biologics development and manufacturing capability by purchasing a new facility, currently under construction in Oxford, UK.
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Shifting from megamergers to strategic collaboration: M&A predictions for biopharma
In 2021 we saw deals move away from the massive megamergers of 2019 to smaller collaboration and partnership agreements. In this article, European Pharmaceutical Review’s Hannah Balfour discusses the key deals of last year, whether the trend of high volume but small value will continue in 2022, and the motivations…
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Sanofi to acquire Origimm Biotechnology to develop acne vaccine
Sanofi has entered into an agreement to acquire Origimm Biotechnology to add a potential first-in-class vaccine for acne to their pipeline.
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Roche to repurchase equity stake held by Novartis
Roche and Novartis agree on the repurchase by Roche Holding Ltd of 53.3 million shares from Novartis worth 19 billion Swiss francs (CHF).
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AstraZeneca transfers rights for Eklira and Duaklir to Covis Pharma
AstraZeneca will transfer its global rights to their two chronic obstructive pulmonary disease drugs Eklira and Duaklir to Covis Pharma.
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Novartis acquires Arctos Medical to develop gene therapy programme
The Arctos Medical acquisition will expand Novarits’ optogenetics portfolio to bring gene therapies to patients with severe vision loss.
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Roche to acquire TIB Molbiol Group to expand PCR-test portfolio
Roche signs a definitive share purchase agreement with TIB Molbiol Group to expand PCR-test portfolio against infectious diseases.
