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Sanofi has entered into an agreement to acquire Vicebio, expanding its respiratory vaccines pipeline & capabilities with Vicebio’s vaccine candidates (VXB-241 & VXB-251) & Molecular Clamp tech
As per the deal, Vicebio will receive $1.15B upfront & ~$450M in development & regulatory milestones; closing is expected in Q4’25
Molecular Clamp tech stabilizes viral proteins…
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BD to combine its Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions business with Waters in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction
As per the deal, BD shareholders will receive $4B in cash & a 39.2% stake in the combined company, while Waters will assume $4B in debt & retain 60.8%, with the total deal value of $17.5B reflecting cash,…
This week, PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on clinical trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, M&A, and Biosimilars. Check out our full report below:
PulseSight Therapeutics Reports First Patient Dosing with PST-611 in P-I (PST-611-CT1) Trial for Dry AMD/Geographic Atrophy
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BioAtla Presents Preliminary P-I Trial Data of BA3182 in Patients with…
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Merck has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Verona Pharma incl. its asset Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine), expanding its cardio-pulmonary pipeline & portfolio
As per the deal, Merck will acquire Verona Pharma for $107 per American Depository Share (ADS), each representing 8 ordinary Verona shares, for an aggregate of ~$10B; closing expected in Q4'25
Ohtuvayre…
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CB Biotechnology has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Theratechnologies, delisting it from public markets
As per the deal, Theratechnologies’ shareholders will receive $3.01/share in cash & a non-tradeable CVR of $1.19/share tied to company milestones, with total CVR payments limited to $65M, making it an aggregate of $254M, assuming full CVR payout;…
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AbbVie has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Capstan Therapeutics, including its P-I CPTX2309 and proprietary tLNP platform for in vivo RNA delivery to treat B-cell-mediated autoimmune diseases
As per the deal, Capstan will receive up to $2.1B in cash, pending customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals
CPTX2309 is a tLNP delivering mRNA…
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Torrent Pharma acquired a controlling stake in JB Pharma from KKR in a strategic move to build a diversified healthcare platform
As per the deal, KKR will receive INR 25,689 crore (~$3B) Equity Valuation on a fully diluted basis. Torrent will acquire a 46.39% stake in JB Pharma for ₹11,917 crore (~$1.39B) at INR 1,600…
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Eli Lilly has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Verve Therapeutics to advance cardiovascular therapies
As per the deal, Lilly will acquire Verve for $10.50/share in an all-cash transaction totaling ~$1B, along with one non-tradeable CVR of $3/share tied to first pts dosing with VERVE-102 for ASCVD in P-III trial by year 10 post-closing;…
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Supernus to acquire Sage Therapeutics, strengthening its neuropsychiatry product portfolio with Zurzuvae (zuranolone), & a novel CNS discovery platform
As per the deal, Sage’s shareholders will receive $8.5/share in an all-cash transaction totaling ~$561M, along with one non-tradeable CVR of $3.50/share (~$234M) tied to Zurzuvae milestones: $1 each for US sales allocable to Supernus reaching $250M (by…
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BioNTech has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire CureVac in an all-stock transaction, strengthening its mRNA tech & capabilities
As per the deal, each CureVac share will be exchanged for ~$5.46 in BioNTech ADSs, implying a total equity value of ~$1.25B, with a collar-adjusted exchange ratio (0.04318 if BioNTech’s 10-day VWAP >$126.55; 0.06476…

