News BMS absorbs CAR-T partner 2seventy bio for $286m Bristol Myers Squibb has moved to take full control of the CAR-T therapy it partners with 2seventy bio, agreeing to buy the biotech for around $286m.
News Sun Pharma buys Checkpoint and its new cancer drug Sun Pharma has agreed to acquire Checkpoint Therapeutics, which recently claimed FDA approval for its first drug but is also running short on cash.
News Digital health firm XRHealth hits the M&A trial again XRHealth has made its second acquisition in the space of a few months, buying digital therapeutics (DTx) company RealizedCare.
News Jazz swings further into cancer with Chimerix takeover Jazz has reached an agreement to buy Chimerix for around $935 million, adding a brain cancer drug heading for an FDA approval decision in August.
News Troubled gene therapy player bluebird sold for a song At risk of defaulting on financial commitments, gene therapy firm bluebird bio has agreed to sell itself to private equity firms at a knockdown price.
News AstraZeneca builds in China as Cosette buys Mayne The reporting week has ended with a flurry of M&A as Cosette Pharma and AstraZeneca agree takeover deals.
News Hengrui to file obesity shot in China after phase 3 win An obesity therapy developed Hengrui Pharma and Kailera is being prepared for its first regulatory submission, in China.
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