Neuromuscular Diseases
Novartis CEO on $12B Avidity Deal: ‘Could Have Been Twice as Big’
Novartis; Avidity Biosciences; Vas Narasimhan; merger; acquisition; biotech; RNA therapeutics; $12 billion deal; neuromuscular diseases; SpinCo; financial outlook; growth strategy
Novartis to Acquire RNA Drugmaker Avidity Biosciences in $12 Billion Deal
Novartis; Avidity Biosciences; acquisition; RNA therapeutics; neuromuscular diseases; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; myotonic dystrophy type 1; facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; AOC platform; SpinCo; biotech; xRNA strategy; 2026 closing