Bristol-Myers Squibb $74 billion takeover of Celgene saw it shoot up the list of top 20 pharma companies by market cap into the top 10, according to a new analysis by GlobalDat
Novo Nordisk has taken another step towards expanding beyond its heartlands of diabetes and obesity with a deal to buy US biotech Corvidia Therapeutics and its lead drug for ch
South Korea’s Celltrion has made its first major acquisition, buying a portfolio of drugs including diabetes and hypertension drugs from Takeda that will expand its expertise with small mol
AstraZeneca and Gilead are both staying tight-lipped over rumoured merger talks, but the consensus among analysts seems to be that there would anyway be little value in such a
Almost exactly six years ago AstraZeneca managed to convince investors to reject a takeover bid from Pfizer – and now the UK pharma is reportedly planning its own mega-merger with Gilead. <
Japan’s Takeda has posted a surprise profit after its $59 billion merger with Shire just over a year ago, as the company shakes off the huge debts it incurred to get the deal done.