iStock, Lari Bat The Gilead Sciences deal, which include $135 million in upfront and near-term payments, marks a critical platform validation for Vir Biotechnology as investors await an upcoming readout in solid tumors. Gilead Sciences has helped bolster the appeal of Vir Biotechnology’s T cell engager technology with a new licensing deal that includes $135 million in upfront and near-term payments—including an equity stake—and could tack on an additional $1.74 billion in milestones. The upfron

Alaunos Therapeutics has bought Velaris Therapeutics, adding four biologics candidates discovered by Paragon Labs targeting pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and related cardiopulmonary diseases. The transaction coincides with Paragon building out its own leadership bench with former executives from Apogee Therapeutics, another company — recently acquired by AbbVie for $10.9 billion — that had been built around Paragon-discovered assets. The Velaris buyout was accompanied by an oversubscribe

Oct. 13, 2026 -- Rona Therapeutics today announced it has granted Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) an exclusive worldwide license for Rona's investigational RNAi candidate targeting activin receptor-like kinase 7 (ALK7) utilizing the company's proprietary extrahepatic delivery platform. ALK7, encoded by the ACVR1C gene, is predominantly expressed in adipose tissue and is a genetically validated target for obesity and metabolic diseases. Inhibition of ALK7 by directly targeting adipocytes has

Oct. 12, 2026 -- Xodus Medical, a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative surgical safety solutions, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by STERIS, a global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. The acquisition represents a significant milestone in Xodus Medical's more than 30-year history, bringing together two organizations with a shared commitment to advancing patient safety, supporting

Collaboration expands access to Lunit's AI-powered pathology platform by combining it with Discovery Life Sciences' global biospecimen and specialty laboratory capabilities, enabling standardized tissue insights for biomarker research and drug development. Oct. 12, 2026 -- Lunit (KRX: 328130), a leading provider of AI for cancer diagnostics and precision oncology, today announced a strategic collaboration with Discovery Life Sciences (Discovery), a global leader in biospecimens and specialty la

Viatris will acquire the rights to Exparel and Zilretta if this acquisition goes ahead. Credit: Dragana Gordic / Shutterstock.com. California-based healthcare company Viatris has inked a billion-dollar deal to acquire Pacira BioSciences and its non-opioid pain management therapies – allowing the company to enter a market attracting growing attention amid the ongoing effects from the opioid crisis in the US. Through this deal, Viatris will pay $36.50 in cash per share for Pacira’s remaining stock

With an internal non-opioid program nearing approval, Viatris is picking up Pacira BioSciences for a broader pain portfolio and the associated commercial infrastructure. While awaiting a decision from the FDA on its novel non-opioid pain treatment, Viatris has agreed to buy Pacira BioSciences for $1.65 billion to accelerate its expansion into non-opioid pain therapy. Pacira sells Exparel and Zilretta, pain treatments that generated sales of $587 million and $121 million, respectively, in the s

Transcripta Bio, an AI-powered drug discovery company focused on neurological and neuromuscular disease, and Synfini, Inc., an agile AI foundry for small-molecule drug discovery, today announced results from a research collaboration that has produced a validated-quality lead candidate directed at MSH3, a gene increasingly understood to drive the somatic repeat expansion that paces the progression of Huntington’s disease. The companies reached the milestone in a matter of weeks. Industry benchma

Oct. 06, 2026 -- Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ: RGEN, “Repligen”, or the “Company”), a life sciences company focused on bioprocessing technology leadership, today announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLFS, “BioLife”), a leading developer and supplier of cell processing tools and services for the cell and gene therapy market. “We are excited to welcome BioLife team members to Repligen,” said Olivier Loeillot, President and Chief Exec

Shionogi & Co, headquartered in Osaka, Japan, has agreed to acquire IntraBio, a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercialising therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. IntraBio would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Shionogi Inc, a New Jersey, US-based subsidiary of Shionogi. The deal would add Aqneursa (levacetylleucine) and IntraBio’s capabilities in the rare disease area to Shionogi’s growing portfolio. Aqneursa was approved by the FDA in September 2024 for neurological manifest