Sanofi Buys Tidal Therapeutics
The global pharmaceutical company Sanofi (NYSE: SNY) has announced the acquisition of Tidal Therapeutics, a biotechnology firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sanofi is paying $160 million upfront and up to $310 million upon achievement of certain milestones. Tidal Therapeutics is focused on developing nanoparticles that deliver mRNA to reprogram immune cells inside the body with applications in oncology and immune diseases. The company was seeded by Mission BioCapital, and joined by RA Capital, New Enterprise Associates, the Myeloma Investment Fund, the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation’s venture philanthropy, MRL Ventures and AbbVie Ventures. The new technology platform will... Read More »
Takeda Adds Maverick Therapeutics
The pharmaceutical giant Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (NYSE: TAK) is back with a new acquisition. The company has announced the acquisition of Maverick Therapeutics, Inc for a pre-negotiated upfront payment as well as potential development and regulatory milestones totaling up to $525 million. This acquisition follows a multi-year collaboration between Takeda and Maverick, signed in 2017. Maverick Therapeutics is a privately held biopharmaceutical company pioneering conditionally active bispecific T-cell targeted immunotherapies. Its lead candidates are MVC-280 (now TAK-280) and MVC-101 (now TAK-186). TAK-186 is currently in a Phase 1/2 study for the treatment of EFGR-expressing solid... Read More »
Amgen Acquires Five Prime Therapeutics
The biotech giant Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) has announced a new deal for Five Prime Therapeutics (NASDAQ: FPRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing immuno-oncology and targeted cancer therapies. The company collaborates with leading global pharmaceutical companies and has therapies in pre-clinical and clinical development. Amgen will acquire Five Prime Therapeutics for $38.00 per share in cash, representing an equity value of approximately $1.9 billion. The dollar-per-share amount is a 78% premium to Five Prime’s closing price on March 3, 2021. The transaction comes out to an estimated 232x Five Prime Therapeutics’ annualized revenues. However, the company... Read More »
Merck Boosts Autoimmune Portfolio With New Deal
The pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) is back with a new deal, acquiring Pandion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAND) for $1.85 billion, or $60 per share in cash, a 134% premium to the prior day’s closing price. Pandion Therapeutics is developing novel therapeutics designed to address the unmet needs of patients living with autoimmune diseases. Pandion’s TALON (Therapeutic Autoimmune reguLatOry proteiN) drug design and discovery platform enable the company to create a pipeline of product candidates using immunomodulatory effector modules. In 2020, the company generated approximately $10.5 million in revenue, but reported a loss in EBITDA of approximately $43.2 million. ... Read More »
MindMed Acquires HealthMode
MindMed (OTCQB: MMEDF), a New York City-based biotechnology company, is expanding its platform with a new deal. Last week, the company announced it is acquiring HealthMode, a digital medicine and therapeutics startup that uses artificial intelligence-enabled digital measurement to increase the precision and speed of clinical research and patient monitoring. MindMed will issue 8,250,836 subordinate voting shares at the Feb. 17, 2021 closing price of CAD 5.13, plus approx. CAD 300,000 in cash. Based on the conversion rate from February 18, 2021, the price comes out to approximately U.S. $33.67 million. The acquisition of Healthmode is expected to close by the end of February 2021. MindMed is... Read More »Schedule a demo
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