Having agreed to buy Impact last week, Celgene Corp. could be hitting the acquisition trail again if a Wall Street Journal report proves correct and the biotech major takes full control of long-term partner and CAR-T specialist Juno Therapeutics Inc. (Also see "Celgene's $1.1bn Impact Buy Is First Of More Deals To Come In 2018 And Beyond" - Scrip, 9 January, 2018.)
Should Celgene Succumb To The Charms Of Juno?
Observers are weighing up whether it makes sense for Celgene to spend in the region of $12bn and plump for the promise of Juno's CAR-T program and whether it would be forced to abandon another promising partner in bluebird.
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