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Having secured deals with AstraZeneca and Novartis, Niowave is constructing a second facility to meet rising demand for actinium-225, which can be used to develop next-generation radiopharmaceuticals.
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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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Shares of France’s TxCell S.A. have skyrocketed about 150 percent this morning after Sangamo Therapeutics announced it was acquiring a majority stake in the company for €72 million (about $82 million) in a cash deal.
Investors love their takeover rumors, and with biopharma having a good year for mergers and acquisitions, there’s been plenty to keep them busy. Here’s two takeover rumors that came out of Spanish media group Intereconomia.
PTC Therapeutics is buying Agilis Biotherapeutics in a deal that has the potential to exceed $945 million.
The Chinese biopharma market is booming as more and more companies eye breaking into that rich market. Christophe Weber, chief executive officer of pharma giant Takeda, views its China programs as its second-biggest business behind the United States.
Rubius Therapeutics, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has set the price of its initial public offering at $23 per share.
French biotech company Servier is setting up shop in Boston following its April deal to acquire Shire’s oncology business for $2.4 billion.
With the June approval of Mylan’s Fulphila (pegfilgrastim-jmbd), a biosimilar to Amgen’s Neulasta (pegfilgrastim), the company is facing a potential revenue problem as the Mylan drug is expected to cut into Amgen’s market share.
One year after Vivek Ramaswamy launched Urovant Sciences to develop urological therapies, the company is now seeking $150 million from an initial public offering.
The U.S. Justice Department announced yesterday that it will not challenge the merger of CVS Health Corp and health insurer Aetna.
Otsuka Pharmaceutical, based in Tokyo, Japan, is acquiring Waltham, Massachusetts-based Visterra for $430 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of this year.