Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (Sobi) has agreed a $1.7 billion merger deal to acquire CTI BioPharma and its recently-approved Vonjo drug for people with blood cancer myelofibro
Gilead Sciences has bulked up its early-stage R&D portfolio with an agreement to buy XinThera, adding drugs targeting PARP for oncology and MK2 for inflammatory diseas
Baxter has reached an agreement to sell its contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) business to a pair of private equity companies, raising $4.25 billio
Astellas Pharma has agreed its largest-ever acquisition, buying US biotech Iveric Bio in a deal that continues to build its presence in the ophthalmology sector,
Merck & Co has reached an agreement to buy Prometheus Biosciences in a $200-per-share cash transaction that values the San Diego-based biotech at $10.8 billion.