Keyword: Amgen

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Amgen Completes $27.8 billion Acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics

14.10.2023 -

Amgen has completed its acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics for approximately $27.8 billion. The acquisition was approved by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

The Success Story of Biosimilars

13.09.2023 -

With their triumphant advance, biosimilars are also setting in motion the usual market mechanisms. Biopharma interest groups warn against the automatic substitution of...

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FTC Approves Amgen's Acquisition of Horizon

05.09.2023 -

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to clear the takeover of Irish biotech company Horizon Therapeutics by pharmaceutical group Amgen. Following concessions by...

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Six States Join FTC Lawsuit to Block Amgen-Horizon

27.06.2023 -

Six US states – New York, California, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Washington – have joined the Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit to block Amgen's proposed nearly...

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FTC Intervention in Amgen-Horizon Deal Stuns Biopharma

20.06.2023 -

The US Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit to potentially block the $27.8 merger of Amgen and Horizon Therapeutics is creating heightened concern in the international...

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Amgen to Delay Horizon Closing at FTC Request

23.05.2023 -

Reacting to a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) restraining order, Amgen said it won’t close its $28 billion deal for Horizon until the courts have ruled. The FTC says...

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FTC Seeks to Block Amgen-Horizon Merger

17.05.2023 -

Calling the deal announced late last year an alarming sign for biopharma, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to block the closing of Amgen’s proposed $28...

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Amgen-Horizon Deal under Intense Scrutiny

08.02.2023 -

Amgen’s proposed acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics for $28.7 billion, including debt, would be the largest healthcare deal since AstraZeneca’s $39 billion purchase of...