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The Medicines Company completes acquisition of Targanta Therapeutics

The Medicines Company, a US-based pharmaceutical company, has completed its acquisition of Targanta Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, through a short-form merger of Boxford Subsidiary, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of The Medicines Company, into Targanta.

With the consummation of the merger, Targanta has become a wholly owned subsidiary of The Medicines Company.

Clive Meanwell, chairman and CEO of The Medicines Company, said: “This completes another step in our strategy to build a leading, global critical care medicines business. We now look forward to design and implementation of an oritavancin Phase III clinical trial program.”