Shots: Q3’25 was marked by major pharma and biotech M&A, led by BD’s $17.5B Reverse Morris Trust deal merging its Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions unit with Waters, and Merck’s ~$10B acquisition of Verona Pharma The quarter spotlighted collaborations, notably GSK’s ~$12.5B agreement with Hengrui Pharma to co-develop up to 12 novel therapies across multiple disease areas. PharmaShots brings…
Shots: PharmaShots’ Designation Report offers a concise overview of the latest drug and device designations granted by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, EMA, MHLW, Health Canada, and NMPA. The July 2025 edition covers designations awarded to 47 drugs and 3 medical devices, comprising 23 small molecules, 9 biologics, 8 cell and gene therapies, and…
Shots: Q2’2025 highlights major acquisitions in the pharma and biotech industry along with collaboartion. The talk of the town remained Blueprint Medicines’ acquisition by Sanofi for ~$9.5B The quarter highlighted Collaboartion, including Eli Lilly Enters a ~$1.4B Licensing Agreement with Sangamo Therapeutics for its STAC-BBB Capsid PharmaShots brings the Quarterly digest compiling insights from…
Shots: Q1’2025 highlights major acquisitions in the pharma and biotech industry along with clinical trial results and approvals. The talk of the town remained Intra-Cellular Therapies’ acquisition by Johnson & Johnson for ~$14.6B The quarter highlighted breakthrough results, pivotal clinical data, including Eli Lilly and Incyte's P-III Study Data of Baricitinib to treat Alopecia Areata PharmaShots brings…
The first quarter of 2021 highlights new approvals, M&A, and the clinical data of COVID-19 vaccines. The companies expand their working in COVID-19 by targeting South African & Brazil variants along with other emerging variantsStarting with the latest acquisition, Amgen acquired Five Prime for $1.9B, Jazz acquired JW while Boston acquired Preventice. This quarter…
The first quarter of 2020 includes big news regarding global companies. The highlight of the quarter is the acquisition of QIAGEN by ThermoFisher for ~$11.5B, Danaher's acquisition of the biopharma business of GE Life Sciences in an all-cash transaction for ~$21.4B. Numerous alliances are there which include Fosun's agreement with BioNTech to develop and commercialize…

