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Ipsen's M&A team strikes again, adding Memo in $700m deal

Ipsen will pay up to €700m to take control of Memo Therapeutics and its drug for BK polyomavirus, which can lead to the failure of kidney transplants.

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Zymeworks cuts deal to buy Theravance for $929m in cash

Zymeworks has reached a deal to buy Theravance, claiming rights to COPD therapy Yupelri, sold by Viatris, which made $267m last year.

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Ipsen charts $1.75bn course for Kartos acquisition

Ipsen has agreed to buy cancer biotech Kartos Therapeutics for $450m upfront, adding a late-stage drug in the challenging MDM2 inhibitor class.

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Merck buys life sciences firm Bio-Techne in $11.3bn deal

Merck KGaA is poised to increase the size of its life sciences business with an $11.3 billion deal to acquire rival Bio-techne.

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AbbVie climbs post-Allergan M&A peak with Apogee buy

AbbVie has announced its biggest acquisition since the $63 billion merger with Allergan, buying Apogee and its 'mega-blockbuster' immunology pipeline.

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