Acquisition
Thermo Fisher to Acquire Sanofi Factory; Amphastar Plans Major HQ Expansion
Thermo Fisher; Sanofi; acquisition; sterile manufacturing; Ridgefield New Jersey; fill-finish; pharmaceutical manufacturing; Amphastar; headquarters expansion; capacity quadruple; California
Sino Biopharm Acquires Merck’s PD-1xVEGF Bispecific Partner LaNova for up to $951M
Sino Biopharm; LaNova Medicines; acquisition; Merck; PD-1xVEGF bispecific antibody; cancer therapy; Chinese pharma; $951 million deal
AstraZeneca’s Baxdrostat Achieves Pivotal Phase 3 Success for Hypertension, Validating $1.3B CinCor Acquisition
AstraZeneca; baxdrostat; CinCor Pharma; hypertension; high blood pressure; phase 3 trial; aldosterone synthase inhibitor; $1.3 billion acquisition; clinical trial win; uncontrolled hypertension; treatment-resistant hypertension
Merck Makes $10B Acquisition of Verona Pharma to Bolster Respiratory Portfolio
Merck; Verona Pharma; acquisition; Ohtuvayre; COPD; respiratory disease; Keytruda patent; biotech; pharmaceutical industry
Illumina Acquires SomaLogic to Accelerate Proteomics Strategy with $350M Upfront
Illumina; SomaLogic; Standard BioTools; proteomics; acquisition; biotechnology
BioNTech Acquires CureVac to Advance mRNA Cancer Therapies and End Patent Disputes
BioNTech; CureVac; mRNA; acquisition; COVID-19 vaccine; cancer immunotherapy; merger; patent dispute; biotech merger
Eli Lilly Pays $1B Upfront to Acquire Verve Therapeutics, Expanding Cardiovascular Gene Editing Portfolio
Eli Lilly; Verve Therapeutics; gene editing; cardiovascular disease; acquisition; PCSK9; VERVE-102; biotech; heart disease
Sage Therapeutics Acquired by Supernus Pharmaceuticals in $561M Deal
Sage Therapeutics; Supernus Pharmaceuticals; acquisition; Zurzuvae; postpartum depression; biotech; pharmaceutical industry; major depressive disorder; Biogen; deal value
BioNTech to Acquire CureVac in $1.25B All-Stock mRNA Deal
BioNTech; CureVac; acquisition; mRNA vaccines; cancer treatment; all-stock deal; Germany; biotechnology; oncology; COVID-19 vaccine
RadNet Acquires See-Mode to Expand AI Ultrasound for Breast and Thyroid Cancer Diagnostics
RadNet; See-Mode Technologies; AI ultrasound; breast cancer; thyroid cancer; DeepHealth; diagnostic imaging; FDA approval; workflow efficiency; acquisition