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Acquisitions

Exploring the innovation behind acquired companies

Acquisitions

Eli Lilly to Acquire AtaiBeckley

Jul 16, 2026

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10 min read

Eli Lilly to Acquire AtaiBeckley

SSRI/SNRI powerhouse bets on neuroplasticity for depression

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Vertex to Acquire Crinetics

Jul 7, 2026

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13 min read

Vertex to Acquire Crinetics

How R. Scott Struthers and his crew from Neurocrine went out on their own and struck gold in rare metabolic disease

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Novartis to Acquire Myricx Bio

Jul 6, 2026

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8 min read

Novartis to Acquire Myricx Bio

Another preclinical ADC payload company exits north of a billion dollars

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United Therapeutics to Acquire Thymmune

Jul 2, 2026

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10 min read

United Therapeutics to Acquire Thymmune

Regenerative medicine titans join forces to grow a thymus

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Ipsen to Acquire Memo

Jul 1, 2026

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12 min read

Ipsen to Acquire Memo

Neutralizing the viral ghosts that haunt kidney transplant patients

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Ipsen to Acquire Kartos

Jun 29, 2026

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10 min read

Ipsen to Acquire Kartos

Unleashing apoptotic p53 on myelofibrosis

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Zymeworks to Acquire Theravance

Jun 29, 2026

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7 min read

Zymeworks to Acquire Theravance

M&A alchemy with a COPD sweetener

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AbbVie to Acquire Apogee

Jun 22, 2026

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10 min read

AbbVie to Acquire Apogee

Paragon's long-acting atopic dermatitis & asthma pipeline pays off

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Biogen to Acquire RayThera

Jun 18, 2026

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8 min read

Biogen to Acquire RayThera

Qing Dong and Gene Hung pull off a third act with oral immunology me-betters

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Eli Lilly to Acquire 4E Therapeutics

Jun 16, 2026

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11 min read

Eli Lilly to Acquire 4E Therapeutics

Ted Price's hunt for non-opioid painkillers pays off

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GSK to Acquire Nuvalent

Jun 9, 2026

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17 min read

GSK to Acquire Nuvalent

Bolting on a three-headed hydra of targeted lung cancer drugs

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Incyte to Acquire Vega

Jun 8, 2026

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10 min read

Incyte to Acquire Vega

A bold bet on novel discoveries in a rare bleeding disorder pays off

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J&J to Acquire Firefly Bio

Jun 8, 2026

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10 min read

J&J to Acquire Firefly Bio

An ADC degrader play with a Nobel and rock & roll twist

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Servier to Acquire Edgewise's Muscular Dystrophy Medicine

Jun 1, 2026

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13 min read

Servier to Acquire Edgewise's Muscular Dystrophy Medicine

A contrarian bet on skeletal myosin pays off

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Eli Lilly to Acquire Vaccine with a Neurological Twist

May 26, 2026

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9 min read

Eli Lilly to Acquire Vaccine with a Neurological Twist

Re-entering the vaccine market with multiple sclerosis (MS) upside

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Eli Lilly to Acquire Engage Bio

May 20, 2026

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8 min read

Eli Lilly to Acquire Engage Bio

A founder-led startup aiming to solve gene therapy's "last mile" problem

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Bayer to Acquire Perfuse

May 6, 2026

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11 min read

Bayer to Acquire Perfuse

A long-acting diabetic eye disease play

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UCB to Acquire Candid

May 4, 2026

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8 min read

UCB to Acquire Candid

Scooping a reverse merger for a TCE pipeline

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Chiesi to Acquire KalVista

Apr 29, 2026

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13 min read

Chiesi to Acquire KalVista

An oral HAE play

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Eli Lilly to Acquire Ajax

Apr 27, 2026

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19 min read

Eli Lilly to Acquire Ajax

A differentiated JAK play

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Eli Lilly to Acquire Kelonia

Apr 21, 2026

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9 min read

Eli Lilly to Acquire Kelonia

Digging into the in vivo CAR-T gold rush

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Eli Lilly to Acquire CrossBridge Bio

Apr 15, 2026

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8 min read

Eli Lilly to Acquire CrossBridge Bio

A bet on dual-payload ADCs

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Gilead to Acquire Tubulis

Apr 7, 2026

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9 min read

Gilead to Acquire Tubulis

The advent of 3rd generation ADCs

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Neurocrine to Acquire Soleno

Apr 6, 2026

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10 min read

Neurocrine to Acquire Soleno

The story of the first FDA approved drug for Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) in patients four years of age and older

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Eli Lilly to Acquire Centessa

Apr 5, 2026

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10 min read

Eli Lilly to Acquire Centessa

Rise of selective OX2 agonists for narcolepsy

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