Acquisition – Talk Bio

Merck to Acquire Cidara Therapeutics for $9.2 Billion

1 day ago talkbio0Tagged Acquisition, Antiviral Agents, Breakthrough Therapy Designation, CD388, Cidara Therapeutics, Immunostimulating conjugate (antigen), influenza prevention, Merck

Merck; Cidara Therapeutics; acquisition; $9.2 billion; CD388; influenza prevention; antiviral; drug-Fc conjugate; Breakthrough Therapy Designation; Keytruda

Edgewise Therapeutics Appoints Christopher Martin to its Board of Directors

3 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged Acquisition, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, board of directors, cardiovascular asset, Christopher Martin, commercial, Edgewise Therapeutics, executives, Leadership, Merck, Verona Pharma

Edgewise Therapeutics; Christopher Martin; Board of Directors; biotech executive; commercial leadership; Becker muscular dystrophy; cardiovascular asset; Verona Pharma; Merck acquisition

Alkermes Ups Bid for Avadel Amid Lundbeck’s Competing Offer in Narcolepsy Drug Takeover Battle

3 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged Acquisition, Alkermes, Avadel Pharmaceuticals, bidding war, contingent value right, LUMRYZ, Lundbeck, M&A, Narcolepsy, Pharma, Primary Hypersomnia

Alkermes; Avadel Pharmaceuticals; Lundbeck; bidding war; Lumryz; narcolepsy; acquisition; contingent value right; pharma M&A; idiopathic hypersomnia

Spotlight On: Big Pharma’s Big Bets on In Vivo Cell Therapy

3 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged AbbVie, Acquisition, AstraZeneca, Autoimmune Diseases, CAR-T, Cell Therapy, gene therapy, Gilead, in vivo, Manufacturing, Myers Squibb, scalability

in vivo cell therapy; CAR-T; acquisition; autoimmune disease; gene therapy; manufacturing; scalability; Bristol Myers Squibb; Gilead; AbbVie; AstraZeneca

Genmab Discontinues ProfoundBio-Derived ADC GEN1107 After Acquisition, Paralleling J&J’s Ambrx Buyout Area Developments

3 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged AbbVie, Acquisition, Ambrx, Antibody-Drug Conjugates, Drug Development, GEN1107, Genmab, J&J, Johnson and Johnson, Neoplasms, ProfoundBio, PTK7, PTK7 protein, human

Genmab; ProfoundBio; antibody-drug conjugate (ADC); GEN1107; PTK7; Ambrx; Johnson & Johnson (J&J); oncology; drug development; biotech acquisition; AbbVie lawsuit

Eli Lilly to Acquire Adverum Biotechnologies in Gene Therapy Deal; Captain T Cell Secures €20M Funding

3 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged Acquisition, Adverum Biotechnologies, biotech, Captain T Cell, contingent value rights, CVR, eli lilly, financing characteristics, gene therapy, Investments, Ixo-vec, Ophthalmology specialty

Eli Lilly; Adverum Biotechnologies; Acquisition; Gene therapy; Ixo-vec; Contingent Value Rights (CVR); Ophthalmology; Captain T Cell; Financing; Biotech investment