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LEO Pharma to Acquire Global Rights to Tanabe Pharma’s Dersimelagon for ~$435M

Shots: LEO Pharma has entered into an agreement to acquire worldwide rights to dersimelagon from Tanabe Pharma for the treatment of erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) and X-linked protoporphyria (XLP) As per the deal, Tanabe Pharma will receive up to $435M in upfront & near-term milestone payments together with potential downstream milestones and tiered royalties on net…
August 18, 2026

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EMA Marketing Authorization of New Drugs in April 2026    

Shots:  The European Medicines Agency advanced multiple approvals and late-stage recommendations in April 2026 across infectious diseases, neurology, immunology, endocrinology, and rare disorders, involving companies including Merck, Moderna, Novartis, Sanofi, and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma  CHMP positive opinions included Redemplo for familial chylomicronemia syndrome, Itvisma for spinal muscular atrophy, and Cenrifki for non-relapsing SPMS  The EC also approved therapies including Enflonsia for RSV prevention in infants, mCOMBRIAX for influenza/COVID-19 prevention, Palsonify for acromegaly, Rhapsido for…
May 19, 2026

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Tanabe Pharma Report the EC Approval of Onerji for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) 

Shots:  The EC has approved Onerji (levodopa/carbidopa) infusion for advanced PD pts with uncontrolled motor fluctuations. The therapy is being developed by its wholly owned subsidiary, NeuroDerm   Approval was based on the global P-III (BouNDless) trial, which demonstrated Onerji + supplemental oral LD/CD significantly increased ON time without troublesome dyskinesia and reduced OFF time vs immediate-release oral LD/CD. Favourable long-term safety and tolerability results were also observed in the…
April 27, 2026

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Top 20 Life Sciences Deals of 2025 

Shots:  From AI-powered discovery to next-generation biologics and gene editing, 2025 was a blockbuster year for life sciences dealmaking. Pharma and biotech companies signed multibillion-dollar partnerships and acquisitions to accelerate innovation across oncology, cardiometabolic diseases, neurology, and rare disorders.  Platform technologies dominated the deal landscape, with big pharma securing access to cutting-edge modalities from bispecific…
March 20, 2026

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