R&D Closed & Collaborative – January to February 2026 January and February this year weren't a story of a few dominant megadeals, but rather a dense constellation of cross‑disciplinary alliances.
News Servier snaps up cancer biotech Day One in $2.5bn deal Servier has made a takeover offer for Day One and its fast-growing glioma therapy Ojemda, as it pitches to drive sales above €10bn by 2030.
News New biotech Atrium born out of Novartis/Avidity marriage Atrium Therapeutics has launched with $270m in funding and two preclinical siRNA candidates for rare genetic cardiomyopathies.
News Asahi Kasei buys antiviral firm Aicuris for €780m Asahi Kasei has agreed to buy Germany's Aicuris for around $920m, adding an antiviral drug it hopes will help drive its 2030 pharma sales to $1.9bn.
News GSK grows pipeline with 35Pharma takeover, Frontier deal GSK CEO Luke Miels signs a pair of pipeline-expanding deals, and the first acquisition on his watch, as the group prepares for a looming patent cliff.
News Gilead buys cell therapy partner Arcellx for up to $7.8bn Gilead has shored up its position in cell therapies with a deal to acquire Arcellx, taking full control of their partnered multiple myeloma CAR-T.
News AZ's gMG drug Klygefa nears EU approval AstraZeneca's generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG) therapy Klygefa gets CHMP recommendation, alongside several other novel medicines.
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