Acquisition
Sanofi Acquires Vigil Neuroscience for $470 Million, Bolstering Alzheimer’s Drug Pipeline
Sanofi; Vigil Neuroscience; acquisition; Alzheimer’s disease; TREM2 agonist; VG-3927; microglia; neurodegenerative disease; Phase 2 trials; biotech deals
Regeneron to Acquire 23andMe Out of Bankruptcy for $256 Million
Regeneron; 23andMe; acquisition; bankruptcy; genetic testing; genome; personal genome service; total health; research services; data privacy
BioMarin Acquires Inozyme Pharma for $270M, Gaining Phase 3 Rare Disease Therapy
BioMarin; Inozyme Pharma; acquisition; rare disease; INZ-701; ENPP1 Deficiency; enzyme replacement therapy; Phase 3 clinical trial
BMS to close Illinois site as part of cell therapy manufacturing consolidation
Bristol Myers Squibb, viral vector production, Libertyville Illinois, manufacturing consolidation, Novartis acquisition, cell therapy, cost cuts
AstraZeneca’s China woes recede as focus shifts to upcoming readouts
$2.5 billion R&D investment in Beijing, Global strategic R&D center, China legal issues resolution, Biotech partnerships, Manufacturing expansion, $8 million potential fine, FibroGen China acquisition
AstraZeneca deepens cell therapy expansion with $1B EsoBiotec buyout
AstraZeneca, EsoBiotec, cell therapy, acquisition, ENaBL platform, in vivo cell engineering, oncology, autoimmune diseases
Jazz Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Chimerix for $935 Million, Gaining Promising Brain Tumor Drug Dordaviprone
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Chimerix, Acquisition, Dordaviprone, Brain tumor, H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma, FDA approval, Oncology pipeline
Acelyrin Rebuffs Concentra’s Acquisition Bid, Reaffirms Commitment to Alumis Merger
Acelyrin, Concentra Biosciences, Alumis, Merger, Acquisition offer, Immunology, Biopharmaceuticals, All-stock transaction
Eli Lilly Acquires Organovo’s FXR Program for $10M, Triggering 244% Stock Surge
Eli Lilly, Organovo, FXR program, FXR314, acquisition, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), stock price increase
Bluebird Bio’s Fall from Grace: Gene Therapy Pioneer Sells for $29M After $10B Valuation
Bluebird Bio, gene therapy, private equity, Carlyle, SK Capital, financial challenges, acquisition, biotech industry