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M&A outlook for pharma in 2025

European Pharmaceutical Review

1 all revenue in big pharma now come from dealmaking, confirming a need for robust inorganic growth and value creation strategies The year began with this forecast holding true, as the pharmaceutical industry declared major M&A deals including Johnson & Johnsons acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. trillion Firepower.

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A sad day for us all as the FDA continues to lose credibility

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: The approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, after its advisory panel turned it down, begs the Inspector General to open an investigation into the FDA. Biogen’s $56,000 drug is proof that it was never about the science; it’s about a lifesaver for a sinking company. standards for approving new drugs”.

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Psychedelic research: evaluating the fast-evolving regulatory roadmap

European Pharmaceutical Review

Most psychedelic drugs are Schedule I controlled substances, which means that very strict legal and regulatory controls accompany their use” Some psychedelics originate in nature and have been used by Indigenous cultures for thousands of years; others are manipulated or manufactured. 1 Such restraints have stood solid for decades. .

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Myovant Sciences rejects $2.5bn takeover bid from Sumitomo Pharma

Pharmaceutical Technology

Myovant Sciences has rejected an acquisition offer from Sumitovant Biopharma and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sumitomo Pharma. GlobalData believes that Myovant considers its value to be higher mainly because of the company’s drug Myfembree, which has the potential to fulfil significant unmet needs in the endometriosis space.

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Myovant rejects Sumitovant and Sumitomo’s $2.5bn acquisition offer

Pharmaceutical Technology

Myovant Sciences has rejected an acquisition offer worth $2.5bn from Sumitovant Biopharma and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sumitomo Pharma, citing it 'significantly undervalues' the company. for each share in cash. Established in 2016, Myovant conducted five successful Phase III clinical trials in oncology and women’s health.

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Antibody drug conjugates and bispecifics seize the spotlight at ASCO 2022

Clarivate

As part of our Drugs to Watch series, our team of oncology experts pored over thousands of abstracts for presentations at this year’s just-concluded American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. This signifies the growth potential of marketed drugs in established marketplaces and the complexity of oncology treatment paradigms.

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Scorpion inks deal with Pierre Fabre for next-gen EGFR inhibitors

Pharmaceutical Technology

The Boston, Massachusetts-based Scorpion expects to submit an investigational new drug (IND) application for STX-721 to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in mid-2023, with an IND application for STX-241 expected in H1 2024. The biopharma aims to start the study as soon as the IND is cleared by the FDA.