18. June 2018

As April 2018 breezed past with news of Novartis’ US$ 8.7 billion buyout of AveXis, May set the temperatures soaring with one of the largest pharma acquisitions in recent years. Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical agreed to buy British drugmaker Shire for US$ 62 billion (£45.3 billion) in the biggest pharma M&A deal of the year. In a month that witnessed extensive deal making, Eli Lilly announced its commitment to spend over US$ 2.2 billion to acquire immuno-oncology companies —...

06. January 2018

Outsourcing in the bio/pharmaceutical industry had a productive 2017. A flurry of acquisitions, an expansion of biotechnology needs, and a growth in new facilities and services offered were seen. The following are some of the highlights.

21. December 2017

The deals last month revolved around breakthrough cancer research and drug discovery, and new biopharmaceutical therapies for the disease. There were some exits too, as the female viagra (the controversial pink pill — Addyi— known for its harmful side-effects) got sold back to its original owners — Sprout Pharmaceuticals — and Cardinal Health exited China by selling its business to Shanghai Pharmaceuticals.