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Biotechnology company Amgen has agreed to acquire Teneobio, a privately held clinical stage biotechnology firm, in a deal valued at about $900m. Teneobio is developing a new class

PerkinElmer has signed an agreement to acquire US-based BioLegend, a life science antibodies and reagents provider, in a deal valued at about $5.25bn. BioLegend provides antibodies and reagents

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended marketing authorisation for Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, Spikevax, for adolescents aged 12 to 17

Merck and Eisai have secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus Lenvima (lenvatinib) combination to treat patients with certain types of

Pfizer and Arvinas have collaborated to co-develop and co-commercialise ARV-471, an investigational oral Protac estrogen receptor protein degrader. The estrogen receptor (ER) is a well-known disease driver in

AstraZeneca has completed the acquisition of biopharmaceutical company Alexion Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at $39bn. The latest move comes after the receipt of clearance from the UK

Pfizer and BioNTech have signed a letter of intent with The Biovac Institute, the South African biopharmaceutical company, to jointly manufacture and distribute their Covid-19 Vaccine in the

McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen Drug, the three largest US drug distributors, have agreed to pay up to $1.18bn to settle the ongoing opioid-related case with

Roche has received Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) approval for its Ronapreve to treat mild to moderate Covid-19 patients. Designed to block SARS-CoV-2 infectivity, Ronapreve