Merrimack licensed Baxter its Phase III pancreatic cancer candidate MM398 for $100 million up front and $620 million in pre-commercial milestones; Merck KGAA added life sciences products in its $16.7 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich. Biopharma and device financing were both up from the previous month.
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During Q1, biopharma M&A deal value reached $38.4bn and drew in $60.8bn in potential deal value from alliances. Device company M&A values reached $8.7bn.
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An interactive look at pharma, medtech and diagnostics deals made during March 2025. Data courtesy of Biomedtracker.
Good medical device regulation brings balance and builds bridges between healthcare stakeholders. It also accords equal priority to innovation and patient safety. A zero-risk policy cannot achieve these goals, says Christina Ziegenberg, BVMed’s head of regulatory affairs of six years.
During Q1, biopharmas brought in an aggregate $13.1bn in financing and device company fundraising totaled $5bn; while in vitro diagnostic firms and research tools players raised $418m.
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