The Silence Therapeutics acquisition gives Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, the Phase 3-ready siRNA therapy Divesiran for polycythemia vera. The deal carries a $1.1 billion enterprise value and is expected to close in Q1 2027.
Eli Lilly will pay up to $2.875 billion to acquire Merida Biosciences, gaining a precision antibody-degradation platform led by Phase 1 candidate MER511 for Graves’ disease and thyroid eye disease.
The BioMarin Alesta Therapeutics acquisition secures lead oral asset ALE1 for $275M upfront plus milestones, expanding BioMarin’s rare disease skeletal pipeline.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has completed the sale of its microbiology business to Astorg for approximately $1.075 billion in cash and a $50 million seller note. The divested unit, part of the Specialty Diagnostics segment, generated $645 million in 2025 revenue from antimicrobial susceptibility testing and culture media solutions.
GSK has completed its $10.6 billion acquisition of Nuvalent, Inc., gaining three targeted lung cancer therapies, including zidesamtinib and neladalkib, both currently under FDA review for non-small cell lung cancer.
AstraZeneca has secured exclusive worldwide rights to Zegfrovy (sunvozertinib), Dizal Pharmaceutical’s oral EGFR inhibitor for EGFR exon 20 insertion non-small cell lung cancer, in a deal worth up to $1.5 billion. The agreement strengthens AstraZeneca’s EGFR-mutated lung cancer portfolio ahead of potential first-line expansion.
Vertex Acquires Crinetics Pharmaceuticals under a definitive merger agreement, where Vertex will purchase all outstanding shares of Crinetics common stock for $85.00 per share in [Read More…]
Novartis has announced a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based biotechnology firm Myricx Bio for USD 1.1 billion upfront plus USD 400 million in milestones, gaining a breakthrough NMTi payload platform targeting solid tumors.
Merck KGaA has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bio-Techne for US$73 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of US$11.3 billion to strengthen its global leadership in high-growth life sciences markets.
Eli Lilly and Company has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc, integrating a clinical-stage portfolio of orexin receptor 2 agonists to address severe sleep-wake disorders.
