Table listing all the major pharma mergers, acquisitions and collaborations in the past month
This table lists all the major pharma collaborations, acquisitions and mergers agreed during September 2014.
For an indepth analysis of these deals, read 'Pharma deals during September 2014'
Licensor acquired / licensee acquirer | Deal type | Product / technology | Headline ($m) |
Sigma Aldrich / Merck KGaA | Company acquisition | Laboratory supplies | 17,000 |
Alios / J&J | Company acquisition | Anti-viral therapies, lead compound AL-8176 an oral antiviral in phase II for infant RSV | 1,750 |
Lumara Health / Amag Lumara Health / Perrigo | Company acquisition (excluding Perrigo products) | Maternal health business including orphan drug to reduce risk of preterm birth Makena Three women's health products | 1,025 82 |
Merrimack / Baxter | Licence to commercialise1 | MM-398 a nanoliposomal irinotecan injection of for metastatic pancreatic cancer in phase III | 970 |
Infinity / AbbVie | Licence and collaboration | IPI-145 an oral PI3K-delta, gamma inhibitor in Phase III for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia | 805 |
Curevac / Boehringer Ingelheim | Licence and collaboration | Messenger RNA vaccine (CV9202) in combination with afatininib and chemo-radiation for lung cancer | 601 |
Civitas / Acorda | Company acquisition | CVT-301 - Levodopa dry powder inhaler. Phase IIb for treatment of Parkinsons + pulmonary delivery technology | 525 |
AstraZeneca / Lilly | Licence and collaboration | Oral BACE inhibitor in phase I for Alzheimer's disease | 500 |
Ambit Biosciences / Daiichi Sankyo | Company acquisition | Kinase inhibitor pipeline, lead compound quizartinib for AML in phase III | 410 |
Aesica Pharmaceutical / Consort | Company acquisition | Aesica is a UK contract development and manufacturing company | 374 |
Aspen / Mylan | Product acquisition2 | Arixtra anticoagulant plus authorised generic version | 300 |
Sutro / Merck KGaA | Licence and collaboration | Sutro's antibody drug conjugate technology for oncology | 298 |
Rhizen / TG Therapeutics | Licence and collaboration3 (exercise of option) | TGR-1202 an oral P13K-delta inhibitor in phase II for haematological malignancies | 244 |
Seattle Genetics / Genmab | Licence and collaboration | Additional deal to use Seattle's antibody drug conjugate technology | 211 |
Altor / Shenzhen Beike | Licence and collaboration4 | ALT-803 an interleukin-15-based agonist in Phase I/II for treatment of various cancers | 209 |
MyoKardia/ Sanofi | Licence and collaboration5 | Three programmes for treatment of genetic forms of cardiomyopathy | 200 |
Shasun / Strides Arcolab | Company acquisition | Shasun is an Indian API and generic company | 200 |
Innovus / Sothema Labs Innovus / Orimed | Licence to commercialise6 Licence to commercialise7 | Natural oils to treat female sexual desire disorder (Zestra) and various penile disorders (EjectDelay, Sensum) | 171 86 |
Isopure / Glanbia | Company acquisition | Glanbia, US company selling premium branded sports nutrition powders and drinks | 153 |
NeuroVive / OnCore | Licence and collaboration | NVP018 an oral sangamide-based 2nd generation cyclophilin inhibitor for hepatitis B | 150 |
All deals are worldwide unless otherwise noted
1: Global excluding US and Taiwan
2: US only
3: Excludes India
4: China only
5: Excluding commercialisation in US
6: Middle East and Africa
7: Canada
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