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Plaintiffs Reject newest J&J Talc Litigation Offer

06.04.2023 -

Seeking to clear billions of dollars worth of litigation claiming that its iconic baby powder causes cancer, Johnson & Johnson has announced it is now prepared to offer a...

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Pfizer Takes Seagen for $43 Billion

15.03.2023 -

Pfizer has agreed to acquire Seagen, a global biotech focused on developing cancer treatments, for $43 billion. The announcement comes just a couple of weeks after the...

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Sumitovant Closes Myovant Purchase

15.03.2023 -

US biopharma Sumitovant – a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan’s Sumitomo Pharma – has closed its purchase of the remaining equity in Myovant Sciences, taking full control...

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Adaptimmune and TCR2 Agree Merger

13.03.2023 -

Clinical stage biotechs Adaptimmune and TCR2 Therapeutics have agreed to merge, forming what they said would be a “preeminent cell therapy company focused on creating...

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Pfizer in Talks to Take Cancer Biotech Seagen

01.03.2023 -

Pfizer is in the early stage of talks to acquire Seagen (formerly Seattle Genetics), a US biotech focused on developing treatments for cancer, according to a report in...

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Resilience and Mubadala in Biopharma Venture

17.01.2023 -

US biopharma manufacturing and technology company National Resilience has entered into an agreement with Abu Dhabi investor Mubadala Investment Company to build a...

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AstraZeneca Boosts Cancer Portfolio with Neogene Buy

01.12.2022 -

AstraZeneca has agreed to acquire Neogene Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and manufacture of next-generation T...

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Merck & Co and Moderna Proceed with Cancer Vaccine

18.10.2022 -

US drugmaker Merck & Co is going ahead with plans to develop a therapeutic cancer vaccine called mRNA-4157 together with Covid vaccine maker Moderna. This fulfills an...