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Under the terms of the deal, Sanofi is paying Amunix $1 billion up front and up to $225 million in various development milestone payments.
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Mergers and acquisitions are part of the lifeblood of the pharmaceutical industry, as companies flex their pocketbooks to acquire pipelines and talent to bolster and complement their own programs.
The year kicked off with a bang as multiple companies raced to a public listing.
Omega raised $650 million, which it plans to invest in life science companies in the U.S. and Europe.
Shares of BeiGene have fallen 16% in China in part due to concerns over potential U.S. sanctions against Chinese biotech companies.
If successfully finalized, the transaction will give CSL access to Vifor’s pipeline of treatments for iron deficiency, kidney and cardio-renal diseases.
The deal, which could be worth as much as $12 billion USD, was also confirmed by CSL speaking to Reuters Monday morning.
BeiGene raised $3.3 billion on Shanghai’s STAR market, making it the first company to trade its shares in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and New York.