AdaptHealth to acquire US-based HME provider AeroCare for $2bn
The acquisition will increase AdaptHealth’s footprint to 47 continental US states
Merck to acquire OncoImmune for its Covid-19 treatment candidate
24 Nov 20With the acquisition, Merck will advance the development of CD24Fc, a recombinant fusion protein used for the treatment…
Novo Nordisk to acquire Emisphere Technologies for $1.8bn
09 Nov 20The acquisition will help Novo Nordisk expand its portfolio of oral biologic pipeline assets by using Emisphere’s drug…
Merck to acquire biopharmaceutical firm VelosBio for $2.75bn
06 Nov 20The acquisition will strengthen Merck’s oncology portfolio with investigational antibody-drug conjugate VLS-101 for blood cancers and solid tumours
Teleflex to acquire hemostatic technology firm Z-Medica for $565m
29 Oct 20Teleflex will make an upfront payment of $500m in cash, along with an additional $25m, subject to achieving…
Lilly to acquire biotech firm Disarm Therapeutics
16 Oct 20The acquisition would add Disarm's axonal degeneration therapies to expand Lilly's pain and neurodegeneration capabilities
Bristol Myers to buy cardiovascular therapy company MyoKardia for $13.1bn
06 Oct 20Through the acquisition, Bristol Myers will benefit from MyoKardia’s investigational cardiovascular medicine mavacamten for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)…
Roche acquires Irish biotech firm Inflazome for €380m
23 Sep 20Roche paid an upfront payment of €380m to the Inflazome shareholders, and are also eligible to receive additional…
QIAGEN acquires remaining stake in NeuMoDx Molecular for $248m
18 Sep 20QIAGEN initially acquired a 19.9% stake in NeuMoDx, along with the right to acquire the remaining stake at…
Merck agrees to acquire $1bn equity stake in Seattle Genetics
15 Sep 20Merck will make an upfront payment of $600m along with a $1bn equity investment by acquiring five million…