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GAIA and Daiichi Sankyo Europe Partner to Launch Lipodia for Hypercholesterolemia in Europe

Shots: GAIA has entered into an exclusive strategic partnership with Daiichi Sankyo Europe to commercialize Lipodia, a digital therapeutic designed to support adults living with hypercholesterolemia, upon regulatory approval As per the deal, Daiichi Sankyo Europe will obtain exclusive rights to lipodia, initially covering Germany, with provisions to expand the partnership across major EU markets…
March 6, 2026

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Tenaya Therapeutics and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Partner to Discover Novel Genetic Targets for CV Therapies in ~$1.13B Deal

Shots: Tenaya has entered into a research collaboration with Alnylam to identify novel human genetic targets that could enable the development of disease-modifying therapies for cardiovascular (CV) diseases Under the collaboration, Tenaya will validate up to 15 gene targets, while Alnylam will lead all the development & commercialization of therapies arising from these validated targets…
March 6, 2026

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Unnatural Products Signs ~$1.8B Licensing Deal with Novartis to Develop Macrocyclic Peptide Therapeutics

Shots: Unnatural Products has entered a research collaboration & licensing agreement with Novartis for an undisclosed cardiovascular program developed using UNP’s AI-enhanced macrocycle platform Under the deal, Novartis will handle IND-enabling studies & subsequent clinical development, manufacturing, & global commercialization of products emerging from the collaboration As per the terms, UNP will receive ~$100M in…
February 19, 2026

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J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Special: Dealmaker of the Year 2025 (Part 02)  

Shots:  Novartis led biopharma dealmaking in 2025, executing 23 transactions worth $37.92B with a disciplined, high-impact strategy that balanced scale, science, and strategic fit    Dealmaking was spread across high-conviction areas; neuroscience, cardiovascular disease, immunology, and RNA platforms, combining transformational acquisitions with flexible licensing partnerships to build a future-ready pipeline    Standout transactions (Avidity, Monte…
January 16, 2026

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Boston Scientific to Acquire Penumbra for ~$14.5B

Shots: Boston Scientific has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Penumbra, expanding its cardiovascular portfolio As per the deal, Boston Scientific will acquire Penumbra for $374/share, with Penumbra stockholders having the option to receive either $374 in cash or 3.8721 shares of Boston Scientific’s common stock, representing the enterprise value of ~$14.5B; closing expected…
January 16, 2026

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Novartis to Acquire Tourmaline Bio for ~$1.4B, Complementing its Cardiovascular Portfolio

Shots: Novartis has entered into an agreement to acquire Tourmaline Bio, incl. its asset pacibekitug, expanding its cardiovascular portfolio As per the deal, Novartis, through its subsidiary, will acquire Tourmaline for $48/share, representing an aggregate of ~$1.4B, & will merge the subsidiary into Tourmaline upon completion, making it an indirect wholly owned unit of Novartis; closing…
September 9, 2025

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Argo Biopharma Inks a ~$5.3B Deal with Novartis for Multiple Cardiovascular Assets, Expanding their Existing Partnership

Shots: Argo has entered into an additional strategic collaboration with Novartis for multiple CV assets Novartis has obtained an option to license ex-China rights to two discovery-stage molecules for sHTG & mixed dyslipidemia, plus first negotiation rights to BW-00112 (ANGPTL3), a P-II asset. Deal also incl. a reciprocal P&L-sharing license for a hepatic siRNA asset…
September 4, 2025

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Nabil Abadir, CMO and Head of Global Medical Affairs at Amarin Corp Shares Insights from New Data Evaluating Vascepa/Vazkepa at ACC.23/WCC

Shots: Nabil spoke about the data evaluating Vascepa/Vazkepa and eicosapentaenoic acid in reducing cardiovascular events presented at the ACC.23/WCC He also told our readers about the new analysis from the REDUCE-IT trial showing the effectiveness of VASCEPA/VAZKEPA in patients with recent acute coronary syndrome The interview shows how Amarin is developing innovative therapies, increasing the…
July 18, 2023

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