Rising deal premiums and shrinking profit margins are threatening the sustainability of the traditional approach to mergers and acqusitions, according to a report by Accenture. […]
Pfizer and Merck have each won FDA approvals in the past year for new pneumococcal vaccines, but GSK aims to top both of them with […]
GlaxoSmithKline’s £1.5bn Sierra Oncology deal comes after pressure to boost its pipeline from Elliott The UK drug company GlaxoSmithKline has agreed a £1.5bn deal to […]
Company says data shared by GSK suggests ‘fundamental value’ of business no higher than offer Unilever has said it will not increase its offer for […]
Epilepsy is a small part of UCB’s neurology pipeline, but its proposed Zogenix acquisition would broaden the Belgium-based drugmaker’s ability to address that market. Zogenix’s […]
Analysis: drugmaker appears to be holding out for what would be one of largest ever deals in London after rejecting Unilever bids With typical bravado, […]
This monthâs news on mergers and acquisitions, hires, and other developments includes notable firms like Altasciences, Protocol First, WuXi STA, and more.
Novartis is acquiring gene therapy developer Gyroscope Therapeutics and its lead program, a potential treatment for the vision loss disorder geographic atrophy. It’s the latest […]
Sales of blockbuster Pfizer drug Xeljanz are under pressure from a stronger safety warning placed across that drug’s entire class. In acquiring Arena Pharmaceuticals for […]
Shares soar after board recommends offer from private equity firm Triton Investment Management The cancer drug specialist Clinigen has agreed to a £1.2bn takeover deal […]
The companies have certified substantial compliance with a request for additional information from the Department of Justice, which opened an investigation of the merger in […]
Bionano Genomics is acquiring genomics software firm BioDiscovery in a $90 million cash and stock deal. While both companies provide genomics analysis solutions, Bionano said […]
Amicus Therapeutics is spinning its gene therapy pipeline into a separate entity that will go public via a SPAC merger. Executives say the transaction puts […]
Walgreens bought a 71% stake in Shields Health Solutions, which strikes partnerships with hospitals to run specialty pharmacy programs. Walgreens has the option to buy […]
Combining the two companies would allow patients to access genetic testing and their health records in one place, and make it easier for Invitae to […]
The two companies will merge to form Headspace Health, which will combine Headspace’s many meditation and wellness exercises with Ginger’s coaching and therapy services. The […]
The company is buying two urgent care chains in Tuscon, Arizona and Sacramento, California. It now has 83 clinics in 12 states, as it looks […]
A consortium of investors, led by Nordic Capital and Insight Partners, plan to acquire the company in a deal that would value it at $7.3 […]
HCA plans to sell PatientKeeper, which makes physician workflow software, to health IT startup Commure. The hospital chain will get a minority stake in the […]
Verily’s recent moves have signaled the company’s interest in supporting decentralized clinical trials and real-world studies. Now the life sciences subsidiary of Alphabet is bolstering […]
The US-based company continues its move away from smoking products with the purchase of drug developer OtiTopic, as part of its Beyond Nicotine initiative.
Amgen is paying $900 million up front to acquire Teneobio, a biotech with technology for discovering and developing antibody drugs. Though Amgen already has its […]
An expert speaking at a scheduled roundtable offers a glimpse of the session, focused on the flurry of deal-making in recent months, and what lies […]
The past several days have seen a relatively large number of industry acqusitions, with Lilly, Phillip Morris, WCG, CTI and others making notable buys.
Tobacco company strikes deal for British firm developing pioneering inhaled treatment for Covid-19 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Philip Morris International, […]
Valo Health is going public in a SPAC merger. Less than nine months removed from its formal launch, Valo is now revealing more about its […]
MorphoSys is acquiring Constellation Pharmaceuticals and its late-stage myelofibrosis drug in a deal that values the epigenetics biotech at $1.7 billion. Germany-based MorphoSys will finance […]
This monthâs roundup of hires, acquisitions, anniversaries, and other announcements includes news from Premier Research, Cytel, ACG, and other companies.
Private equity firm Carlyle Group to buy company that is developing inhaled treatment for Covid-19 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The […]
Healthcare payments startup Cedar acquired another billing startup, OODA Health, for $425 million. The deal would bring together billing tools for providers and payer onto […]
Covid crisis spurs growing interest in drugmakers, diagnostics and medical equipment firms UK drugmakers, diagnostics, medical equipment and other life sciences companies have raised £10.6bn […]
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals brings Pfizer a clinical-stage antifungal candidate with a novel mechanism of action. The pharmaceutical giant is trying to build its antifungal product lineup, […]
Relay Therapeutics has its own technology that applies artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to drug discovery. Its $85 million acquisition of ZebiAI gives it […]
Thermo Fisher Scientific sells laboratory equipment used in drug research and it also offers manufacturing services for experimental and commercialized drugs. By acquiring PPD, Thermo […]
Sanofi, which already has messenger RNA R&D alliances with other companies, paid $160 million up front to acquire preclinical startup Tidal Therapeutics. The pharma giant […]
Mobidiag offers multiplex testing, which is the ability to test for multiple pathogens from a single test sample. Hologic said the acquisition will enable the […]
IQVIA has acquired Quest Diagnostics’ minority stake in Q2 Solutions, a central laboratory services joint venture the two companies formed in 2015. But Quest will […]
After a busy year, at-home testing company Everlywell is growing through two acquisitions. It bought telehealth practice PWNHealth and another at-home lab testing company.
In another big tie-up between a telehealth and digital health company, Grand Rounds and Doctor on Demand reached a merger agreement. Grand Rounds CEO Owen […]
Roche already sells a Covid-19 diagnostic. In acquiring GenMark Diagnostics for $1.8B, Roche is adding technology that can detect SARS-CoV-2 along with multiple respiratory diseases […]
The digital physical therapy company acquired a startup making a small, adhesive device that use electrical pulses for pain treatment.
ICON executives say technology is a key factor in the $12 billion acquisition. PRA Health Sciences has a mobile health platform that enables patients to […]
Hillrom will buy Bardy Diagnostics, a startup that makes a wearable ECG patch, for $375 million in cash.
Britain’s biggest drugmaker offers 45% premium for shares of US rare diseases specialist AstraZeneca shares fell sharply after it agreed to a $39bn (£29bn) takeover […]
Molina announced it will acquire the assets of Affinity Health Plan, a New York-based Medicaid managed care organization. It’s one of several Medicaid MCO purchases […]
Ancestry, which grew from a genealogy tracking tool to offering DNA tests for a number of healthconditions, reached a deal to be acquired by Blackstone […]
The two fast-growing digital health companies struck a merger agreement on Wednesday. Teladoc will acquire Livongo in a deal that would value the startup at […]
Strata Decision Technology, a Chicago-based company that makes decision support software, will acquire Allscripts subsidiary EPSi for $365 million.
ABITEC, an ABF Ingredients company, announced on July 8, 2020 that it has acquired Larodan AB, a Sweden-based manufacturer and international marketer of high-purity research […]
Legislation protects those needed in future pandemics who may be struggling now Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK government has […]
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