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Deal Watch: Orexigen And Takeda Call It Quits, AbbVie And Boehringer Join Forces

 
• By Lisa LaMotta, Sten Stovall, Lucie Ellis-Taitt, John Davis, and Mandy Jackson

AbbVie pays $595m up front for rights to Boehringer's Phase III anti-IL-23 candidate, which it sees as a potential competitor to Stelara. Merck and Sanofi end their European vaccines joint venture after a 22-year run.

"The Pink Sheet" regularly covers business development and deal-making in the biopharmaceutical industry. Below is a roundup of some of the most noteworthy transactions that occurred between March 5-18. Deal Watch is supported by deal intelligence provided by Strategic Transactions

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