Deal Watch: Roche Wins Potential Blockbuster Esbriet In $8.3B Buyout Of InterMune

While Valeant prepares for an October court date to resolve Allergan’s attempt to fend off its latest takeover attempt, the acquisitive Canadian specialty firm picked up some dermatology products from Valeo Pharma. Also this week, Cilag acquired Covagen and Vaccinogen raised $80 million for development of OncoVAX.