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Pfizer Jumps At The Chance To Apply Bind’s Technology To Immuno-Oncology

 
• By Jessica Merrill

Bind has agreed to sell all of its assets to Pfizer for $19.75m after filing for bankruptcy in May. An auction is scheduled for July 25 if other bidders come forward.

Pfizer Inc. is poised to buy the Cambridge, Mass.-based nanoparticle technology company Bind Therapeutics Inc. for $19.75m, with the intention of applying Bind’s technology to its immuno-oncology portfolio.

The company has cash to invest in M&A after its planned $160bn merger with Allergan PLC collapsed earlier this...

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