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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.
Life Sciences M&A – A Necessary and Anticipated Step in Advancing Early-Stage Breakthroughs
For many early-stage life sciences companies, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and other collaborations are fundamental to advancing promising new discoveries. An acquisition by a larger, more established company often represents a necessary and anticipated milestone in an early-stage company’s journey to bring a new breakthrough from the lab to the patient.
New BIO & TEConomy Report and the Importance of Life Sciences M&A
A recent report from BIO and TEConomy notes that decades of growth in the life sciences have been “rooted in, and enabled by, basic and applied research and development activities; development of, and access to, a qualified and highly skilled workforce; [and] investment capital allocated to innovative emerging and existing firms,” among other factors.
Innovations Advanced by M&A: A Breakthrough Precision Therapy for Rare Cancers
Life sciences companies of all sizes rely on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to focus on what they do best, and then combine complementary resources and expertise to quickly and efficiently advance new treatments and cures to consumers. In the case of Ignyta’s acquisition by Roche, M&A played a pivotal role in accelerating a new precision therapy to patients battling rare forms of cancer.
Detroit News Op-Ed: Preserving Michigan’s Competitive Bioscience Industry
In a recent op-ed for the Detroit News, Stephen Rapundalo, President and CEO of PULSE Partner MichBio, highlights the vital role of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in fueling innovation and competition across Michigan’s life sciences ecosystem.
Forbes Commentary: Trump Administration Should Reverse “Anti-Merger” Approach to M&A
The culmination of flawed antitrust policies by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) have discouraged pro-competitive mergers that could meaningfully benefit American consumers – a growing concern raised by former FTC general counsel and antitrust expert Alden Abbott in his recent Forbes commentary, “Time for a Merger Reset.”
Innovations Advanced by M&A: New Treatment Options for Migraines
For many small and early-stage life science companies, making the leap from research and development (R&D) to manufacturing and distribution of a new treatment can be an insurmountable barrier. Pfizer’s acquisition of Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, for example, accelerated the global distribution of two new migraine therapies, while also allowing the early-stage company to continue pursuing new scientific breakthroughs.
CBSA: Life Sciences M&A Fuels Growth & Innovation in Colorado
In a recent blog post, PULSE partner Colorado Bioscience Association (CBSA) highlighted the fundamental role of pro-innovation mergers and acquisitions in driving life sciences innovation and economic growth in Colorado and beyond.
Latest Estimates Reinforce Burden of FTC’s Final HSR Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s recently finalized Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rule places a significant time and cost burden on companies engaging in pro-competitive mergers and acquisitions (M&A), according to top legal analyses and the Agency’s own estimates.