Novartis acquires kidney disease innovator Chinook Therapeutics
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has wrapped up the previously announced $3.5 billion acquisition of Seattle-based biopharmaceutical firm Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. This deal propels Novartis deeper ... Read More
Novo Nordisk to acquire Canadian pharma company Inversago Pharma
Danish pharma major Novo Nordisk A/S has confirmed its plan to acquire Montreal-based Inversago Pharma. The potential cash deal, reaching up to $1.075 billion, hinges ... Read More
Biogen to expand portfolio with $7.3bn acquisition of Reata Pharmaceuticals
Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) is set to acquire Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RETA) for $172.5 per share in cash, amounting to an enterprise value of ... Read More
Roquette to acquire Qualicaps to boost position in pharma industry
Roquette, a supplier of plant-based ingredients and pharmaceutical excipients, is set to acquire Qualicaps, further reinforcing its position within the pharmaceutical industry. The merger of ... Read More
AstraZeneca’s Alexion to boost rare disease commitment with Pfizer’s gene therapy programs
Alexion, a subdivision of AstraZeneca focusing on rare diseases, has announced its definitive purchase and licensing agreement for a portfolio of preclinical gene therapy programmes ... Read More
Sosei Group acquires Idorsia’s Japanese and Korean pharma units
Sosei Group Corporation has announced its decision to acquire all shares of Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Japan Ltd ("IPJ") and Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Korea Co., Ltd ("IPK") from ... Read More
Novartis acquires biotech firm DTx Pharma to gain access to FALCON platform
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has acquired DTx Pharma, a preclinical stage biotechnology company based in California renowned for its Fatty Acid Ligand Conjugated OligoNucleotide (FALCON) ... Read More
Lilly to acquire clinical-stage biopharma company Versanis Bio
American pharma giant Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) and Versanis Bio have announced a definitive agreement in which the former will acquire the privately-held clinical-stage ... Read More
Bausch + Lomb to acquire dry eye disease medication XIIDRA from Novartis
Bausch + Lomb has reached a definitive agreement with Novartis to acquire the non-steroid eye drop XIIDRA (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) 5%, known for treating dry ... Read More
Lilly to transform chronic disease management with Sigilon Therapeutics acquisition
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) has announced its definitive agreement to acquire Nasdaq-listed biopharma innovator Sigilon Therapeutics, in a move set to significantly ... Read More