Mergers and Acquisitions

The acquisition will enhance Lundbeck’s brain disease therapy portfolio as well as its antibody process and development capabilities.

The acquisition gives PPF a 19.2% stake in Autolus and provides a pipeline of cell therapy product candidates.

JW Pharmaceutical Corp will acquire the rights to 100% of the shares of Euvipharm along with a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical plant located in Vietnam.

Roche has extended its offering period for the purchase of Spark to provide US and UK regulatory authorities with additional time to complete their review of the acquisition.

Vertex will use the acquisition to develop cell-based treatments for type 1 diabetes.

The transaction will reach completion during the fourth quarter of 2019.

LBB Specialties and Meggle Excipients & Technology will work to distribute excipient products to companies in the American pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries.

The transaction is part of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s proposed acquisition of Celgene.

The divestiture is in line with Bayer’s strategy to focus on its life sciences business.

A strategic agreement has been announced that will see all shares of Cytena be sold to Cellink for a purchase price of EUR30.25 million (US$33.79 million).

ACG Engineering, which is a part of the ACG Group, has announced its acquisition of a German-based pharma processing equipment provider, Xertecs.

Nemera has acquired a healthcare focused design and innovation consulting firm in Chicago, IL, Insight Product Development, strengthening its presence in North America.

AskBio’s acquisition of Synpromics will improve the efficacy of its adeno-associated virus gene therapy vectors.

The acquisition strengthens BioLife’s position as a supplier of disruptive, enabling solutions used for manufacturing, storage, and distribution of cell and gene therapies.

The acquisition expands Eurofins Genomics’ gene portfolio while bolstering Blue Heron’s production capabilities.

The acquisition will expand BioIVT’s disease-state portfolio by volume and product range.

The acquisition will boost Bayer’s cell-therapy development programs, with an initial focus on neurology, cardiology, and immunology.

The facility will support gene therapy production and continued development of PTC’s pipeline of investigational medicines.

An affiliate of the Permira funds has signed an agreement to purchase Cambrex in an approximately $2.4-billion transaction.

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Fujifilm has bought Biogen ApS’ Copenhagen facility for US$890 million.

Abcam has acquired the entire live cell line and lysates portfolio of gene-editing therapy developer, EdiGene.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested additional information from Roche and Spark Therapeutics regarding Roche’s pending $4.3-billion acquisition of Spark.

Dassault Systèmes, a provider of virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Medidata Solutions in an all-cash transaction.

The companies will form a biometrics organization focused on delivering analytical solutions for drug development.

The acquisitions, totaling $50 million, are expected expand Aptar Pharma’s service offerings to support complex product development.

The acquisition will boost Merck’s pipeline for cancer, fibrosis, and autoimmune disease therapeutics.

The acquisition will boost Biogen’s gene-therapy pipeline with the addition of two mid- to late-stage clinical assets and preclinical programs.

European midmarket private equity group, Duke Street, has agreed to acquire Kent Pharmaceuticals and Athlone Laboratories from DCC Vital.

Eli Lilly is set to acquire exclusive worldwide rights for potential non-opioid treatment CNTX-0290 from Centrexion Therapeutics in a deal potentially worth $997.5 million.