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Mercatus Center Policy Brief: FTC & DOJ’s Flawed Approach to M&A Impedes Early-Stage Innovation
In a recent policy brief, Satya Marar, a fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, points out the considerable harm that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent approach to antitrust enforcement is having on...
ITIF Report: Supporting R&D Investment Critical to Advance New Biopharmaceutical Breakthroughs
The United States is home to thousands of life sciences companies, with hundreds more starting every year, each competing to develop and deliver innovations to patients. Nearly 80% of these companies operate without a profit, even as the average cost of bringing a new...
Opinion: New Merger Enforcement Approach Jeopardizes Life Sciences Innovation in NJ
New Jersey has long been home to some of the world’s leading research-based biopharmaceutical companies. Many have made New Jersey a base for their global, North American, or U.S. operations. Aside from their contributions to human health and patients worldwide, our state’s biopharmaceutical community is responsible for 16% of New Jersey’s Gross Domestic Product, contributing $120.9 billion in total impact to our state economy annually.
Innovations Advanced by M&A: Opdivo and Yervoy’s Substantial Impact on Cancer Treatment
Within the United States’ cutting-edge life sciences ecosystem, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are an essential avenue for companies to be able to harness the resources, investment, and know-how needed to bring innovative new medicines to patients. Such was the case for Yervoy and Opdivo, two groundbreaking cancer therapies made possible through the merger of Medarex and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), which have significantly expanded the treatment options for thousands of patients with cancer worldwide.
“Fast Facts”: Early-Stage Companies Count on M&A to Bring Biopharmaceutical Breakthroughs to Patients
The United States is home to more than 2,300 life sciences companies – including more than 85 percent of the world’s small, early-stage biopharmaceutical companies – each competing to bring new treatments and cures to patients. Within this dynamic and competitive...