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Ergomed aims to go private via £703m Permira takeover

UK biopharma services company Ergomed will be taken into private hands with a takeover by a subsidiary of investment group Permira that values the company at around £703 m

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Amgen settles with FTC, clearing way for $28bn Horizon deal

One of the final hurdles in front of Amgen's $28 billion acquisition of Horizon Pharma has fallen after an agreement was reached between the two companies and the Federal

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Otsuka makes psychedelics play, buying Mindset

Japanese pharma group Otsuka has signed an agreement to acquire Canada's Mindset Pharma, a specialist in psychedelic medicines for neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Novo Nordisk buys another obesity biotech

Novo Nordisk has agreed its second acquisition in the space of a month of a biotech in the obesity category, snapping up fellow Danish company Embark Biotech for €15 milli

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FTC hold raises hope of Amgen/Horizon deal progress

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the US has paused its legal challenge to Amgen's proposed acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics, setting up settlement talks that may g

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Leo builds dermatology pipeline with Timber deal

Denmark's Leo Pharma has agreed to buy US medical dermatology company Timber Pharmaceuticals in a move that will expand its pipeline of therapies for rare skin diseases.

Ergomed aims to go private via £703m Permira takeover

Amgen settles with FTC, clearing way for $28bn Horizon deal

Otsuka makes psychedelics play, buying Mindset

Novo Nordisk buys another obesity biotech

FTC hold raises hope of Amgen/Horizon deal progress

Leo builds dermatology pipeline with Timber deal

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