J&J deal cements Ambrx’s transformation
Ambrx’s PSMA-targeting ADC generated puzzling data at ESMO, but J&J has seen enough to launch a premium-priced buyout.
Merck’s latest move is in bispecifics
A $680m swoop for Harpoon will fill a hole in Merck’s pipeline.
Merck KGaA takes a punt on Inspirna’s novel approach
The German group hopes to expand its colorectal cancer offering, taking on the only SLC6A8 inhibitor in development.
Christmas holiday round-up
As the biotech markets turned bullish the sector’s ups and downs continued.
Bristol makes its radiopharma move
The group’s $4.1bn swoop for RayzeBio follows big deals from Novartis and Lilly.
Astra scoops JP Morgan
Acquiring Gracell at an 86% premium raises hopes that the biotech markets are bottoming out after a turbulent two years.