Merck to Acquire Cidara Therapeutics for ~$9.2B to Bolster Antiviral Pipeline
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- Merck has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cidara Therapeutics through a subsidiary, adding the company’s lead late-stage antiviral candidate CD388 to its pipeline
- Merck will acquire Cidara at $221.50 per share in cash, valuing the deal at approximately $9.2B. The transaction is expected to close in Q1’26
- Cidara’s CD388 (currently in P-III) is a small-molecule neuraminidase inhibitor stably conjugated to a proprietary human antibody Fc fragment, designed to provide long-acting protection against both influenza A and B
Ref: Cidara Therapeutics | Image: Cidara Therapeutics | Press Release
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