Takeda is clearly keen on Shire's rare disease therapies, but the future of the ophthalmology business, and notably the dry eye drug Xiidra, is less certain. The shutters may close on Shire's headquarters in Ireland as well.
With Shire PLC management finally recommending a $62.4bn offer from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., the Japanese pharma is poised to move into the top 10 pharmaceutical companies club.
The combined company will have roughly $30bn in revenues, based on 2017 sales, leapfrogging Takeda into the top pharma rankings...
Axcelead/Lotte Biologics/Kanaph and NextCure/Simcere also unveil ADC-focused pacts, plus deals involving Avata/Oceanus, GSK/Bharat Biotech, Cullinan/Genrix and more.
Highlights from Day Four of the BIO International Convention include Woodcock offering practical advice on rare disease trials, the sorry state of dealmaking mid-year, Novartis discussing its approach to partnering, and Generate looking for funding to move into Phase III.
Highlights from Day 3 of the BIO International Convention include the realities of MFN pricing, AstraZeneca's R&D plans for obesity, the need for resources for FDA's rare disease hub and reactions to the Commissioner's National Priority Review Voucher program.
Government policy ramifications and tight financial markets mean it’s time to prepare strategically for a better business development environment, EY suggests.
While some are calling for Syncona to be wound up, the UK-based company believes many existing and new investors will back the creation of new private fund.
Antibody-drug conjugates are a major part of the oncology pipeline, and data presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting highlight the emergence of new technologies.
Lilly’s Mounjaro for diabetes rose from sixth to third position among the top-selling drugs in the first quarter of 2025, Rival Ozempic retained second position and Merck & Co’s immuno-oncology blockbuster Keytruda stayed far ahead.
