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Innovation Meets Impact: Jaime Leija on BioLab’s Patient-First Approach

Shots:  BioLab balances innovation with real-world impact through a dual strategy that combines rapid commercialization of FDA-approved or near-market solutions like Imbed with continued investment in long-term innovations such as cureVision and terraplasma, ensuring both immediate clinical needs and future breakthroughs in wound care are effectively addressed.    BioLab’s growth is driven by sharp strategic discipline, focusing on chronic outpatient…

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Garda to Acquire Assertio for ~$125.1M Upfront

Shots: Garda Therapeutics has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Assertio, delisting it from Nasdaq As per the deal, Garda will acquire Assertio for $18/share in cash (~$125.1M) plus a non-tradeable CVR related to potential future milestones for Sprix, with the deal expected to close in Q2’26 & remaining shares acquired later via a…

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Gilead to Acquire Tubulis for ~$5B

Shots: Gilead has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tubulis, making it an ADC research organization within Gilead, with the Munich site serving as a hub for ADC innovation As per the deal, Gilead will acquire Tubulis for $3.15B upfront & ~$1.85B in contingent milestone payments; closing is expected in Q2’26 Acquisition will expand…

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Neurocrine Biosciences to Acquire Soleno Therapeutics for $2.9B

Shots: Neurocrine Biosciences has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Soleno, expanding its endocrinology & rare disease portfolio As per the deal, Neurocrine will acquire Soleno for $53/share in cash, representing a total transaction equity value of $2.9B Acquisition will add Vykat XR (diazoxide choline) to Neurocrine's portfolio for the treatment of hyperphagia with Prader-Willi…

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Biogen to Acquire Apellis Pharmaceuticals for ~$5.6B

Shots: Biogen to acquire Apellis, incl. its assets Empaveli, Syfovre & felzartamab, for $41/share plus a non-transferable CVR, representing an upfront equity consideration of ~$5.6B, with remaining shares acquired later via a second-step merger CVR holders will receive $2/CVR if Syfovre achieves $1.5B sales (2027-2030), an additional $2 if it reaches $2B in the same…

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Eli Lilly to Acquire Centessa Pharmaceuticals in a Deal Valued at ~$7.8B

Shots: Eli Lilly has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Centessa Pharmaceuticals incl. its asset cleminorexton & ORX142, expanding Lilly's neuroscience portfolio & capabilities into sleep medicine As per the deal, Lilly will acquire all issued & to-be-issued share capital of Centessa (incl. ADSs) for $38/share in cash (~$6.3B upfront), plus a non-transferable CVR of…

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Novartis to Acquire Excellergy for ~$2B

Shots: Novartis has entered into an agreement to acquire Excellergy, incl. its asset Exl-111, strengthening Novartis immunology strategy in food allergy & other IgE-driven diseases  As per the deal, Novartis will acquire Excellergy for ~$2B, incl. upfront & milestone payments, with closing expected in H2’26 EXL-111 is engineered to dissociate receptor-bound IgE, enabling faster &…

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