January’s top news stories
Lilly to acquire Dermira for approximately $1.1bn Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) signed a definitive agreement to acquire biopharmaceutical firm…
Lilly to acquire Dermira for approximately $1.1bn Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) signed a definitive agreement to acquire biopharmaceutical firm…
Novartis to buy The Medicines Company for $9.7bn Novartis signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based The Medicines Company for…
UCB to acquire Ra Pharmaceuticals in $2.1bn deal Belgian biopharmaceutical firm UCB signed a merger agreement to acquire US-based Ra…
Bayer agrees to acquire biotech BlueRock for $1bn German multinational pharmaceutical company Bayer signed an agreement to acquire US-based biotechnology…
Zirabev gets FDA approval to treat five types of cancer Pfizer secured US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for…
Takeda to divest dry eye drug to Novartis in $5.3bn deal Takeda Pharmaceutical signed an agreement to sell its Xiidra…
Novartis to buy IFM Tre for up to $1.57bn Novartis agreed to acquire anti-inflammatory group IFM Tre, a subsidiary of…
Top pharma executives testify before US Senate over high prices Top executives from seven major pharmaceutical companies have appeared before the…
BMS acquires Celgene for an equity value of $74bn Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has entered into a definitive merger agreement to…
Strides Pharma Science’s step-down subsidiary Strides Pharma has made an arrangement to acquire Vensun Pharmaceuticals for $18m. Strides has agreed…