Ironwood Pharmaceuticals to acquire Swiss biotech company VectivBio

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals to acquire Swiss biotech company VectivBio

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, a gastrointestinal (GI)-focused healthcare company, has agreed to acquire VectivBio Holding AG, a Switzerland-based biotech company, listed on the Nasdaq, for around $1 billion, including the latter’s debt. Shareholders of VectivBio will be paid $17 per share in cash. VectivBio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Basel, specializing in the development of […]

Precision oncology company Black Diamond Therapeutics raises $85m

Precision oncology company Black Diamond Therapeutics raises $85m

Black Diamond Therapeutics, a precision oncology company based in Cambridge, has raised $85 million from a Series C financing round led by Boxer Capital of the Tavistock Group. Additional new investors in the Series C round included Wellington Management Company, BVF Partners, Deerfield Management, funds managed by Janus Henderson Investors, Logos Capital, and Casdin Capital. […]