GENFIT to acquire Swiss biotech company Versantis in deal worth up to $109m
Through the deal, GENFIT will gain access to VS-01, a liposomal-based drug candidate for the treatment of acute-on-chronic…
EC blocks Illumina’s $7.1bn acquisition of diagnostic tests maker GRAIL
07 Sep 22The European regulator found that the acquisition would provide Illumina with the ability and incentive to prevent GRAIL’s…
CVS Health to acquire home healthcare services firm Signify Health for $8bn
06 Sep 22With more than 10,000 clinicians across all 50 states and a nationwide provider network of more than 50…
Novo Nordisk to acquire Forma Therapeutics in $1.1bn deal
02 Sep 22The acquisition will complement Novo Nordisk’s strategy to focus on haemoglobinopathies, a group of disorders characterised by abnormal…
GSK completes acquisition of pneumococcal vaccines maker Affinivax for $3.3bn
17 Aug 22Affinivax is engaged in developing novel class of vaccines, including the advanced next-generation 24-valent pneumococcal vaccine candidate (AFX3772),…
Gemini Therapeutics agrees to merge with Disc Medicine
11 Aug 22The merger will create a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing Disc Medicine’s portfolio of haematology programmes
Pfizer to acquire Global Blood Therapeutics for $5.4bn
09 Aug 22The proposed acquisition will bring leading sickle cell disease expertise, portfolio and pipeline, with potential combined worldwide sales…
Amgen to acquire rare diseases drugmaker Chemocentryx for $4bn
05 Aug 22Amgen will gain access to Tavneos, Chemocentryx’s oral small molecule drug, designed to selectively inhibit the complement component…
Gilead Sciences to acquire UK biotechnology firm MiroBio for $405m
05 Aug 22Through the acquisition, Gilead will obtain MiroBio’s unique I-ReSToRE drug discovery platform, along with its complete range of…
BD acquires MedKeeper to offer cloud-based pharmacy management solutions
29 Jul 22The acquisition will complement BD’s technology pharmacy solutions and further advance its smart, customisable, connected care platform to…