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European pharma companies splashed billions of dollars into the U.S. biopharma sector in a matter of days, but there are differing views on whether the activity represents the rise of a new buyer class or a quirk of timing.
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After years of suffering from a bear market and more than 14 months of geopolitical turmoil shaking the macroenvironment, biotech appears to be moving on.
With six acquisitions already this year, Eli Lilly’s business development shows no signs of stopping as executives make good on a promise to spend their GLP-1 gains.
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Galapagos NV announced today that it intends to offer and sell, subject to market and other conditions, $300 million of its ordinary shares in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) in a U.S. public offering.
Takeda Pharmaceuticals will shutter its Deerfield, Ill. U.S. headquarters and move the operations to Boston as the company consolidates its operations following the $62 billion acquisition of Shire.
MorphoSys AG announced today that its shares will be included in the MDAX as of September 24, 2018 as announced by Deutsche Börse.
Urovant Sciences, a Vivek Ramaswamy company under the Roivant umbrella, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise $150 million. It will list on Nasdaq under the UROV symbol.
Oxurion NV launches new global website showcasing its comprehensive drug development approach and diverse portfolio of next-generation therapies for back of the eye disease
The opposition to Takeda Pharmaceutical acquiring Shire has taken on another dimension with a prominent member of the family that created the Japanese pharmaceutical company speaking publicly against the deal.
It’s been a hot year for biotech initial public offerings (IPOs). Two recent announced offerings, Kodiak Sciences in Palo Alto and Guardant Health in Redwood City mark the fourteenth and fifteenth life sciences IPOs in the San Francisco Bay Area this year.
Amedica Corporation today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with CTL Medical, whereby CTL Medical will acquire all of Amedica’s commercial spine business for total consideration of up to $10 million.
Medigene AG announces that the Medigene share will be part of the SDAX from 24 September 2018 onwards, following the restructuring of the Deutsche Börse indices.
Penumbra, Inc. today announced it has closed on the acquisition of a controlling interest in its joint venture, MVI Health Inc.