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New PULSE Resources: M&A Fuels Innovation, Competition in America’s Life Sciences Industry
New resources from the Partnership for the U.S. Life Science Ecosystem (PULSE) highlight the unique and fundamental role of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in America’s life sciences industry. Life sciences M&A represents a critical pathway for companies of all...
Maryland Daily Record Op-Ed: “Misguided Antitrust Policies Jeopardize Maryland Life Sciences Industry”
In a recent op-ed for The Maryland Daily Record, Kelly Schulz, CEO of PULSE Partner Maryland Tech Council, discusses discusses how federal policy against mergers and acquisitions (M&A) could undermine Maryland’s status as an innovation leader in the life sciences.
Innovations Advanced by M&A: A Novel Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis
For many early-stage life sciences companies, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) represent a critical path. M&A helps companies unlock the complementary resources and expertise that help advance a new therapy from the lab to patients at scale. For example, Dermira’s acquisition by Eli Lilly & Co. helped bring Ebglyss, a novel monoclonal antibody treatment, to patients living with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD).
By the Numbers: Early-Stage Life Sciences Companies Rely on Balanced M&A Policies to Fuel Innovation
Competition policies that support pro-competitive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are critical to fueling innovation, competition and growth in America’s life sciences industry. Importantly, M&A has a quantifiable impact for the ecosystem and for the thousands of companies bringing new treatments and cures to market.
The Future of Antitrust: Key Takeaways from the 2024 National Lawyers Convention
During a recent panel discussion at the 2024 National Lawyers Convention, leading antitrust experts underscored the impact of recent policy shifts from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ). In America’s life sciences ecosystem, the FTC and DOJ’s policies have risked stifling pro-competitive mergers and acquisitions (M&A), which help companies of all sizes bring new treatments to patients.
PULSE and 35+ Other Stakeholders Urge Congress to Overturn FTC’s New HSR Rule
This week, PULSE joined over 35 leading business and industry stakeholders in calling for leaders of the House Judiciary Committee to overturn the Biden Administration’s Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rule changes.
Pro-Innovation M&A Fuels Growth, Innovation in America’s Life Sciences Industry
It’s critical that competition policies reflect the unique and fundamental role of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in America’s life sciences industry. Policies that support pro-competitive life sciences M&A can help drive growth, incentivize investment and, most importantly, advance new medical innovations to patients.
NJBIZ Op-Ed: “Federal Anti-M&A Policy Could Undermine New Jersey’s Leadership in the Life Sciences”
In a recent op-ed for NJBIZ, Debbie Hart, President and CEO of PULSE Partner BioNJ, discusses how federal policy against mergers and acquisitions (M&A) could undermine New Jersey’s leadership in the life sciences.
Innovations Advanced by M&A: A First-in-Class Therapy for Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) serve as a critical bridge, enabling innovative companies of all sizes to partner and pair their promising biopharmaceutical discoveries with the resources and expertise needed to turn them into approved medicines for patients.
What They Are Saying: M&A Fuels Investment and Innovation in the American Life Sciences Industry
In the wake of the 43rd J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference held last week, industry leaders underscored the essential role of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in fueling America’s life sciences industry. In this annual spotlight on the life sciences industry, M&A and other collaborations were a centerfold focus as a way for companies of all sizes to navigate the long, costly journey to bring new treatments and cures to patients.