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Biopharma dealmaking in 2025 continued to face significant headwinds, with collaborations frequently collapsing due to strategic reprioritization, fierce competitive pressures, unfavorable clinical readouts, and failure to meet key closing conditions highlighting the inherent uncertainty and capital risk embedded in innovation-driven partnerships
The year underscored a clear dominance of R&D-focused collaborations and licensing agreements,…
Top 20 Life Sciences Deals of 2024 by Total Deal Value
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Life Sciences Dealmaking 2024 outlined a new genre of strategies for shaping global healthcare landscapes by targeting emerging technologies and addressing unmet needs
In 2024, Arrowhead’s global licensing and commercialization deal with Sarepta Therapeutics for $11.37B ranked first in the list, followed by…
Top 20 Biopharma M&A of 2024 by Total Deal Value
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Dealmaking in 2024 experienced fluctuations due to regulatory challenges and increasing pressure from the Inflation Reduction Act
The highest-value deal of the year was Vertex’s acquisition of Alpine Immune Sciences for $4.9B, followed by Gilead’s acquisition of CymaBay for $4.3B and Lilly’s acquisition of…

