News Lilly takes on Vertex in non-opioid pain with SiteOne buy Lilly buys SiteOne in a $1bn deal that would give it a rival to Vertex's approved painkiller Journavx, and a partnership on another programme.
News Novo Holdings leads $100m round for novel painkiller biotech SiteOne Therapeutics has completed a $100 million third-round financing that will support clinical trials of its non-opioid painkiller.
News Reaction to MSD's UK exit as government tries to renew talks The UK government is reported to be trying to restart talks over drug pricing and rebates after MSD's shock decision to scrap a £1bn investment spend.
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