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Pfizer’s $14bn Medivation Buyout Shows How Far Pharma Will Go In Oncology

 
• By Jessica Merrill

The competitive bidding process for Medivation shows just how much big pharma is willing to pay for commercial-stage oncology assets. Now that Pfizer has won the biotech, it will have to prove Xtandi is worth the price.

A buyer’s market? Not when it comes to commercial-stage oncology assets – as the case of Medivation Inc. shows. Pfizer Inc. announced Aug. 22 that it won the competitive bidding process for the Xtandi (enzalutamide) developer, agreeing to pay $81.50 per share, or roughly $14bn, well above even the high-end forecasts of some analysts.

The high price Pfizer is willing to pay for Medivation highlights just how far big pharma is willing to go to compete in oncology, a therapeutic area almost every big player has deemed a high priority. The $81

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A Short History Of MASH Deals, Culminating In GSK/Boston Pharma

 
• By Joseph Haas

Both high-profile failures and small investments that are yielding success so far characterize the dealmaking in MASH over the past 15 years or so.

BioMarin’s $270m Inozyme Buy Fits Right Into Enzyme Therapy Business

 
• By Mandy Jackson

BioMarin’s chief business officer James Sabry told Scrip that Inozyme’s enzyme replacement therapy INZ-701 aligns with the company’s existing portfolio and its areas of dealmaking focus.

Will Other Major MASH Deals Follow GSK/Boston Pharma?

 
• By Joseph Haas

GSK’s $1.2bn payout for Boston Pharma’s efimosfermin is the first billion-dollar-plus MASH deal in nearly nine years, but several other advanced MASH programs could be positioned for takeout.

AbbVie Pays $335m Up Front To Partner With ADARx On siRNA Therapeutics

 
• By Mandy Jackson

ADARx CEO Zhen Li told Scrip the collaborators will advance novel siRNA medicines, but ADARx retains its clinical-stage and many preclinical programs and remains open to more deals.

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Novo Nordisk’s CEO Forced Out After Falling Behind In GLP-1 Battle

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

Company surprises investors with Jørgensen's exit but insists its strategy will not change.

In Brief: US FDA Delay Sends Biohaven Shares Down

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

The US regulator’s decision has taken Biohaven and investors by surprise, with the reason for a ‘major amendment’ status not clear.

In Brief: Sanofi Commits $20bn To US R&D And Manufacturing By 2030

 
• By Sushmita Panda

Move by French major aligns with broader industry efforts to localize production amid political pressure, as Trump pushes to onshore manufacturing and hints at easing tariff threats.