27.08.2019
- Contrary to recent speculation that Amgen was preparing to buy Alexion, the California-based US biotech has announced that it instead will acquire Celgene’s Otezla, the only oral...
22.08.2019
- To further improve its position in gene therapy, US pharma giant Pfizer is injecting an additional $500 million into its manufacturing plant in Sanford, North Carolina...
20.08.2019
- Private investor EQT VIII Fund has agreed to take a majority stake in Aldevron, a US-based biologics supplier. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2019, subject to...
19.08.2019
- Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have played a pivotal role in the evolution of the contract development and manufacturing (CDMO) industry. However, after an especially active year...
14.08.2019
- Dublin, Ireland-based Jazz Pharmaceuticals has acquired US biotech Cavion for a potential total sum of $312.5 million. The transaction, through which Cavion has merged with a Jazz...
09.08.2019
- Bayer has announced it will pay for $240 million upfront to acquire all of BluerockTherapeutics, a privately held US-headquartered biotech in which it currently holds more than 40%...
Science-driven pharmaceutical & biotech companies are increasingly recognizing the value of AI and Machine Learning to better leverage existing knowledge resources, to...
23.07.2019
- Galapagos and Gilead Sciences have agreed a ten-year “multi-billion dollar collaboration” to create what they say will be a global R&D leader based in Europe and engaged in...
22.07.2019
- Evonik has signed an agreement with Swedish specialty chemicals company Perstorp to research and develop new animal nutrition products along with investigating future options for...
18.07.2019
- Germany’s Boehringer Ingelheim has purchased AMAL Therapeutics for an undisclosed sum. AMAL is a private Swiss biotech that is focused on cancer immunotherapy and vaccines derived...
