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Top 20 M&A of 2025 by Total Deal Value  

Shots:  2025 pharma M&A was defined by fewer but more transformational deals, with companies prioritizing commercial-stage assets, late-stage pipelines, and platform technologies capable of reshaping long-term growth and strengthening core therapeutic franchises  The year’s momentum was led by three standout transactions, J&J’s $14.6B acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies, Novartis’ $12B deal for Avidity Biosciences, and Merck’s…
January 30, 2026

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BioMarin to Acquire Amicus Therapeutics for ~$4.8B

Shots: BioMarin has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Amicus, strengthening BioMarin's commercial portfolio with Galafold (migalastat) for Fabry Disease & Pombiliti (cipaglucosidase alfa-atga) + Opfolda (miglustat) for Pompe Disease As per the deal, BioMarin will acquire Amicus for $14.5/share in an all-cash transaction for a total equity value of ~$4.8B; closing is expected in Q2’26 Amicus also…
December 22, 2025

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BioMarin Reports the US FDA’s sBLA Acceptance & Priority Review of Palynziq (Pegvaliase-pqpz) to Treat Phenylketonuria

Shots: The US FDA has accepted sBLA & granted priority review to Palynziq for the treatment of adolescents (12-17yrs.) with phenylketonuria (PDUFA: Feb 28, 2026) sBLA was supported by the P-III (PEGASUS) trial comparing Palynziq to diet alone in 55 adolescents with phenylketonuria, which showed reduced blood phenylalanine (Phe); results were presented at ICIEM’25 Palynziq…
October 31, 2025

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Insights+ EMA Marketing Authorization of New Drugs in August 2022
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Insights+: EMA Marketing Authorization of New Drugs in August 2022

The EMA approved 5 New Chemical Entity (NCE) and 4 Biologic Drugs in August 2022, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry In August 2022, the major highlights drugs were Lynparza’s approval for breast cancer, Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, Sunlenca (lenacapavir) for HIV Infection PharmaShots has compiled a list…
September 28, 2022

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