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After debuting on the public markets with $256.3 million and raking in an additional $472 million, Veradermics has emerged as one of biotech’s biggest post-IPO standouts. CEO Reid Waldman credits the weight loss craze for establishing consumer-driven channels.
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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, three global biopharmaceutical companies received over half a billion dollars to support research and development initiatives in the treatment of rare and deadly diseases.
Investment firm Avoro Capital has raised concerns that the $180 per-share price Merck is paying Acceleron Pharma undervalues the rare-disease focused company.
Merck will acquire Acceleron for the expected $180 per share in cash for an approximate total equity value of $11.5 billion.
Reports emerged late Wednesday afternoon that Merck emerged as the winning suitor with a deal valued at about $11 billion.
AstraZeneca’s Alexion plans to buy all remaining equity in Caelum Biosciences and pick up Caelum’s CAEL-101 in the process.
The news sparked a mini-surge in shares of I-Mab, which were up 7.8% in pre-market U.S trading on September 28.
Amicus Therapeutics is launching a next-generation genetic medicine company called Caritas Therapeutics, Inc. through a merger deal with ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV.
This Was the World’s First Published Study Assessing MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy as a Treatment for Addiction.
Novartis expands its optogenetics portfolio with the acquisition of Arctos Medical, cementing its commitment to optogenetics-based therapies to restore vision to patients with advanced blindness.
During the past two years, fundraising and investment in biotechnology have reached record levels.