In the last couple of years, through a combination of in-licensing and acquisitions, Ipsen SA has added 20 assets to its pipeline across its three focus areas of oncology, rare disease and neuroscience, and CEO David Loew has stressed that the firm's M&A strategy will continue.
Ipsen's Desire For Dealmaking Burns Bright
French Firm On The Hunt
CEO David Loew tells Scrip that valuations to do deals with biotechs “are now at a reasonable level [and] we are screening companies very actively as we speak."

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