
Astrazeneca wants Gilead; or does it?
Five reasons why Astra should buy Gilead, and five why a move of this sort is pure fantasy.

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.

Circassia averts its cash crunch
Payment of an overdue $120m Astrazeneca milestone, plus two other obligations, has been met through a loan facility with undisclosed terms.

Medtech news over the Christmas period 2019
Vantage’s roundup of medtech news you might have missed includes Boston Scientific hitting its 11th biz dev deal of the year.