Biogen To Acquire Gene-Therapy Company Nightstar for $800 Million
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Biogen has entered into an agreement to acquire Nightstar Therapeutics (NST), a clinical-stage gene- therapy company based in London, which is focused on adeno-associated virus (AAV) treatments for inherited retinal…

Abpro and China’s NJCTTQ Form $4-Billion Immuno-Oncology Partnership
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Abpro, a Woburn, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company developing antibody therapeutics, and NJCTTQ, a pharmaceutical company based in Nanjing, China, have entered into an agreement to develop multiple bispecific antibody therapies in…

Lonza Reorganizes; ACG Group, Wilmington PharmaTech Expand
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The latest news from CDMOs, CMOS, and other suppliers featuring news from Wilmington PharmaTech, Insilico, ACG Group, Lonza Chemicals/Chemical API Manufacturing Wilmington PharmaTech To Invest $18 Million In New Research…

Ipsen To Acquire Clementia for $1.3 Billion
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Ipsen, a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Paris, and Clementia Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Montreal, have entered into an agreement for Ipsen to acquire Clementia for approximately $1.31 billion.…

J&J’s Janssen, Morphic Therapeutic Form $725-Million R&D Pact for Integrin Therapies
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Morphic Therapeutic, a biotechnology company developing oral integrin therapies, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, has entered into a research and development (R&D) collaboration with Janssen Biotech for over $725 million, if…

GE To Sell BioPharma Business to Danaher for $21.4 Billion
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GE has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its BioPharma business to Danaher Corporation, a global science and technology company, headquartered in Washington D.C., for a total consideration of…

AbbVie, Voyager in $1.5-Billion Deal for Vectorized Antibodies for Parkinson’s
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AbbVie and Voyager Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have formed a strategic collaboration and option agreement to develop and commercialize vectorized antibodies for treating Parkinson’s…

Roche to Acquire Spark Therapeutics for $4.3 Billion
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Roche and Spark Therapeutics, a commercial gene-therapy company based in Philadelphia, have entered into a definitive merger agreement for Roche to fully acquire Spark Therapeutics for $4.3 billion or $114.50…

Merck & Co. To Acquire Immune Design for $300 Million
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Merck & Co. and Immune Design, a late-stage immunotherapy company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck, through a subsidiary, will acquire Immune Design…

Charkit Names New President; Thermo Fisher Scientific Pharma Services Expands
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The latest news from CDMOs, CMOS, and other suppliers featuring news from Charkit, Thermo Fisher Scientific Pharma Services, MilliporeSigma, Charles Rivers, Ompi, and LabVantage. Chemicals/Chemical API Manufacturing Charkit Chemical Names…