Alnylam swaps Regeneron for Sanofi
The RNAi specialist gets an $800m cash injection under a central nervous system tie-up with Regeneron.
Astra shakes hands with Daiichi to take on Roche
UK group bets billions on an HER2 project slated for late-line patients and those with lower expression of the target protein.
Probiodrug wins a market cap-sized grant for Alzheimer’s trial
Probiodrug grabs $15m, but it will need more to fund phase IIb development of its Alzheimer’s candidate, PQ912.
Smith & Nephew buys Osiris and insists it has appetite for more
The UK ortho and woundcare group might yet pounce on Nuvasive.
Nightstar gives Biogen a cheap way to expand in gene therapy
Biogen’s $877m buyout of Nightstar Therapeutics provides yet more evidence that gene therapy is reaching critical mass.
For Celgene the unthinkable suddenly looks less improbable
Celgene stock falls 9%, suggesting that an activist campaign to derail its takeover by Bristol-Myers Squibb is reaching critical mass.
GE Healthcare float sunk in favour of Danaher deal
GE sells its Biopharma business for $21.4bn, but is its IPO cancelled or merely on hold?
Ipsen takes a rare gamble on Clementia
In placing a $1bn bet on the rare disease player Clementia, Ipsen is banking on a lenient US regulator.
Roche buy-in is another vote of confidence in gene therapy
The Swiss group picks up Spark Therapeutics for $4.8bn, marking the biggest gene therapy buyout since Novartis’s $8.7bn move on Avexis.
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