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University of Edinburgh spinout Kynos Therapeutics acquired by Dr. Falk Pharma

October 30, 2024
Research and Development Edinburgh, Internal Medicine, Microbiology, acquisitions, biopharma, inhibitors

Kynos Therapeutics – a Scottish clinical stage biopharma company focusing on developing novel kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (KMO) inhibitors – has been …

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Bayer buys BlueRock Therapeutics for $600 million

August 9, 2019
Medical Communications Bayer, BlueRock, acquisitions, cell therapies, pharma

Bayer has entered into an agreement to fully acquire engineered cell therapy firm BlueRock Therapeutics in a deal worth $600 …

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Scottish borders-based Ryboquinn acquires viral delivery comany Nanogenics

July 20, 2018
Medical Communications M&A, MA, Scotland, acquisitions, gene therapy, nanogenics, ryboquinn

The Scottish biotech company Ryboquinn has acquired English partner Nanogenics Solutions in a deal worth £4.45 million. The Selkirk-based firm …

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Takeda reportedly sets $15bn on US acquisitions

September 14, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Takeda, acquisitions

Takeda Pharmaceuticals is reportedly willing to spend as much as $15 billion on acquisitions in the US in efforts to …

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MSD to acquire Scottish firm IOmet Pharma

January 12, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IOMet Pharma, MSD, Merck, Scotland, acquisitions, immuno-oncology, mergers, oncology

US pharma company MSD is to buy Edinburgh based IOMet Pharma to expand its existing R&D programme, exploring the development …

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Alliance Pharma buys Sinclair’s healthcare products business for £132m

December 17, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Alliance Pharma, Sinclair IS Pharma, acquisitions, dermatology merger

Alliance has completed a £132 million purchase of Sinclair IS Pharma’s non-aesthetics healthcare business as it moves to strengthen its …

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AstraZeneca to buy majority share in Acerta Pharma

December 17, 2015
Sales and Marketing Acerta Pharma, AstraZeneca, acalabrutinib, acquisitions, mergers

Following several days of speculation, AstraZeneca has announced that it has agreed a deal to buy Acerta Pharma, a developer …

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AstraZeneca in $5bn Acerta buyout talks

December 14, 2015
Sales and Marketing Acerta Pharma, AstraZeneca, acalabrutinib, acquisitions, blood cancer, buyout, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, mergers, takeover

AstraZeneca has confirmed it is in negotiations to buy cancer drug developer Acerta Pharma BV for more than $5 billion …

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Five benefits and challenges of the Pfizer/Allergan mega-merger

December 7, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Allergan, Pfizer, acquisitions, mergers, takeovers

Pfizer was extremely keen to get the $160 billion deal done, but what is it getting out of the acquisition, …

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Teva strips $1 billion worth of assets to clear Allergan deal

December 4, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Allergan, Teva, acquisitions, divestments, mergers

Teva Pharmaceuticals is thought to be in the process of stripping nearly $1 billion worth of assets to address antitrust …

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Merck KGaA completes $17bn Sigma-Aldrich acquisition

November 18, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing M&A Sigma Aldridge, Merck, acquisitions, mergers

Merck KGaA has announced the completion of its $17 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich, having cleared the final regulatory hurdle and …

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LEO Pharma buys dermatology portfolio from Astellas

November 12, 2015
Sales and Marketing Astellas, LEO Pharma, acquisitions, dermatology, mergers

LEO Pharma, the speciality dermatology firm, is looking to expand its presence in the therapy area by buying Astellas’ portfolio …

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AstraZeneca acquires ZS Pharma for $2.7bn, announces Q3 results

November 6, 2015
Medical Communications AstraZeneca, M&A, MA, ZS Pharma, ZS-9, acquisitions, financial results, hyperkalaemia, mergers

AstraZeneca has announced its acquisition of ZS Pharma for an all-cash total of $2.7 billion. In the latest mega-money deal …

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Allergan

2015’s top five mergers and acquisitions in a record-breaking year

October 19, 2015
Sales and Marketing Deals, acquisitions, mergers, pharma, takeovers

A new report from analysts MergerMarket reveals that mergers and acquisitions so far in 2015 have surpassed the same 2014 …

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Mylan to relaunch $27.1bn hostile takeover of Perrigo

September 10, 2015
Sales and Marketing Mylan Perrigo, acquisitions, hostile bid, mergers, takeover

Mylan is to make yet another hostile $27.1 billion bid for Irish over the counter drug manufacturer Perrigo on Monday, …

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