AstraZeneca's decision to spin out Viela Bio in 2018 paid off with a drug approval, an initial public offering, and now an acquisition that will net the pharma close to $800 million.
AstraZeneca's decision to spin out Viela Bio in 2018 paid off with a drug approval, an initial public offering, and now an acquisition that will net the pharma close to $800 million.
Horizon Therapeutics has struck a $3 billion deal to buy AstraZeneca spinout Viela Bio. The takeover will give Horizon a clutch of clinical-phase autoimmune and inflammatory disease drug ...
- Conference Call Today at 8 a.m. EST to Discuss Transaction -- Provides TEPEZZA® (teprotumumab-trbw) Supply Update; Submitted Prior Approval Supplement to FDA to Support Increased Scale ...
Swiss biotech Chord Therapeutics launched this week with a €13.7M Series A, becoming the latest company to tackle the rare condition neuromyelitis optica, for which three therapies have ...
Once a leader in biosimilar development, Momenta pivoted toward developing treatments for autoimmune diseases, including one that drew J&J's interest.
The pace of biopharma mergers and acquisitions has quickened with Johnson & Johnson’s $6.5 billion all-cash acquisition of Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. Bringing Momenta into the fold ...
Many drug makers are investing in new science and hope to develop new therapeutics that address autoimmune disease. BioSpace has captured some key efforts.
AstraZeneca signaled its intent to expand into rare disease drug development and grow into an immunology leader on Saturday when it announced plans to acquire Alexion Pharmaceuticals for ...
Shares of Viela Bio traded higher after it was announced that the company entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Horizon Therapeutics for $53.00 per share.
COVID-19 epidemic has paralleled with the so called infodemic, where countless pieces of information have been disseminated on putative risk factors for COVID-19. Among those, emerged the ...
#post_contentBiopharma merger and acquisition activity in 2020 was mainly filled with late-stage, bolt-on acquisitions, which were orders of magnitude smaller than the mega M&A deals of ...
The market for drugs for rare or “orphan” diseases continues to grow. An April report from Evaluate Pharma predicted sales of orphan drugs to rise 12
2020’s M&A activity hasn’t quite reached the heights of last year’s, where two pharma mega-mergers – BMS’ buyout of Celegne and AbbVie’s acquisition of Allergan – accounted for almost 40% ...
Fatigue, joint pain and skin problems are some symptoms of autoimmune diseases.