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J&J agrees $30bn deal to acquire Actelion

Swiss biotech to retain control of early-stage pipeline as J&J takes minority stake in R&D spin-out

- PMLiVE

Merck pays Vertex $230m upfront for cancer programmes

Licences four DNA damage and repair programmes with first-in-class or best-in-class potential

- PMLiVE

Ipsen buys cancer business from stripped down Merrimack

Deal includes pancreatic cancer therapy Onivyde which it hopes will gain first-line approval

- PMLiVE

M3 expands with acquisition of Vidal Group

Grows global operations to cover Europe and Latin America

Novartis day

Novartis buys two firms in pre-Christmas shopping spree

Acquires eye disease specialist Encore Vision and NASH drug firm Conatus Pharma

Novartis building

Novartis adds oral eczema drug with Ziarco acquisition

Expands dermatology pipeline with first-in-class, Pfizer-developed treatment prospect

Actelion HQ Switzerland

J&J abandons talks with Actelion as another suitor circles

Biotech said to be holding out for a higher offer as speculation of Sanofi interest builds

- PMLiVE

InterComm International under new management

Malcolm Allison and Ben Greeves take over the med comms agency

- PMLiVE

Valeant’s proposed sale of Salix to Takeda ‘in jeopardy’

Canadian firm now intends to grow Salix salesforce to build Xifaxan and Relistor brands

Actelion HQ Switzerland

Resurgent Actelion catches J&J’s eye

Confirms talks of possible take over after Uptravi sees ‘outstanding’ sales

- PMLiVE

Novartis buys blood disease specialist Selexys

$665m deal prompted by positive phase II data for sickle cell disease therapy

- PMLiVE

Torrid times at Gilead lead to calls for a major M&A deal

HIV portfolio sales down almost 10% to $7.5bn despite strong $533m start for Epclusa

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