Deals
AstraZeneca and CSPC Pharmaceutical Group have already inked two other agreements this year, including an obesity-focused deal in January and one focused on chronic diseases in June.
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Dealmaking across biopharma is shifting dramatically as the SEC rolls out new regulations to ease burdens on newly public companies and antitrust review is replaced by drug pricing as the policy concern du jour.
Dual and even triple or quadruple track processes have come roaring back in 2026 thanks to a glut of M&A that has refilled investors’ wallets. Big Pharma is being put on notice that time is critical if they want to acquire.
While merger and acquisition activity has been robust of late, frequent changes in guidance and leadership at the regulator add risk to any transaction.
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This week money went towards more advanced rounds of financing for drugs and technology that have already shown a lot of promises.
Ipsen announced it is acquiring the company and its cancer drugs, including Tazverik, which were approved for two different indications by the FDA in 2020.
Talks between Merck and Seagen are heating up as the former looks to buy the latter, according to a report published by The Wall Street Journal.
A new report by PwC projects that the second half of this year will see a “flurry of deals activity across all areas of the sector.”
Galapagos announced that it had acquired CellPoint and AboundBio in an all-cash transaction, greatly expanding its drug portfolio.
AstraZeneca appears to have taken an interest in Mereo BioPharma and may be considering a buyout, according to speculations published by The Times UK.
Boehringer Ingelheim signed an option to acquire Trutino Biosciences for an undisclosed amount if certain milestones under its existing partnership are achieved.
SPACs – special purpose acquisition companies – have lost their luster and may never regain it. BioSpace spoke with Neal Gerber Eisenberg’s Gregory D. Grove.
Bristol Myers Squibb announced Friday that it is acquiring San Diego-based Turning Point Therapeutics in a deal totaling about $4.1 billion.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced intentions to acquire Sanofi’s stake in a drug they developed together, Libtayo (cemiplimab).