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Melinta Expands Portfolio, TMC Narrows Focus To LDL Reduction With Anti-Infective Deal

 
• By Joseph Haas

A transaction bringing newly public Melinta three anti-infective products and a related sales force from The Medicines Co. will enable the latter to downsize and focus on its Phase III PCSK9 inhibitor inclisiran.

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Two New York-area specialty firms saw their disparate strategies come together in a single deal announced Nov. 29 as Melinta Therapeutics Inc. agreed to acquire The Medicines Co.’s three-product antibiotic franchise and commercial team for roughly $270m plus earn-outs.

The transaction enables TMC to make good on a strategy announced weeks ago to downsize significantly and focus on Phase...

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