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News Grifols slides as Brookfield pulls out of takeover talks Brookfield has said it is withdrawing from negotiations to take over Grifols, sparking a slump in the Spanish pharma group's shares
News Roche buys off-the-shelf CAR-T player Poseida for $1bn Roche has upgraded its partnership with off-the-shelf CAR-T therapy specialist Poseida to a $1 billion-plus takeover bid
News Halozyme abandons its €2bn pursuit of Evotec Halozyme Therapeutics has withdrawn its offer to acquire Evotec, saying that the German company had been unwilling to engage with negotiations
News Gene therapy firm Kate Tx snapped up by Novartis for $1.1bn Novartis buys gene therapy specialist Kate Therapeutics for $1.1 billion, adding an early-stage rival to Sarepta's muscular dystrophy therapy Elevidys
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