A big finish confirms 2019 as a takeover year to remember
Two megamergers meant that 2019 was always going to be a big year for biopharma M&A in dollar terms – and then came a late flurry of deals.
Medtech venture investors wait longer for an exit
The period between a device company’s foundation and its acquisition has lengthened over the past few years, and currently stands at more than a decade.
The next orthopaedics megamerger
The orthopaedics sector has seen several sizeable mergers over the past decade. Might it see more?
9 Meters must go a lot further than that
Innovate combines with RDD, but the success of the takeover relies in large part on a project for coeliac disease.
Big device deals are back in fashion
The medtech market’s fast growth and unfettered demand attracts investment groups, while hospital suppliers consolidate.
Emmaus tries to move forwards by reversing
The company insists that its sickle cell disease therapy Endari still has a future, despite questionable efficacy and the approach of new treatments.
Big-bucks first quarter masks drop in deal volume
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s $74bn bid for Celgene led to a huge quarter, but a drop in the deal count could give pause to those hoping for a bumper year.
Following the M&A money, by phase and therapy area
A dissection of five years' biopharma buyout spending reveals that most deals are struck over preclinical and mid-stage assets, while buyers remain most interested…
Big pharma consolidation: the tectonic plates shift
The takeover of Celgene has disrupted pharma’s conventional wisdom on which companies should merge and when. This is how things now stand.
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