
Biopharma takeovers dry up
If the first quarter was quiet for takeovers the second saw M&A grind to a halt. What can the matter be?

What pandemic? Biotech floats break records
After a brief pause in the first quarter flotations have come flooding back, with drug developers raising almost $5bn so far this year.

Inclisiran keeps on giving
Five months after Novartis paid $9.7bn for the RNAi project’s maker, Blackstone has put down a $1bn bet on a partial royalty interest.