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Pharma is definitely interested in making more deals. But what biotechs will come under the magnifying glass? BioSpace takes a look at companies that analysts see as near-term targets for buyouts.
If AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb were to successfully become one company, analysts say it could reset the current deal environment, which has picked up greatly in the first half of the year.
With the second quarter earnings period underway, BioSpace examines five biotechs with meaningful catalysts that analysts and investors are watching.
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News of the joint venture comes months after AstraZeneca vowed to spend $15 billion in China by the end of the decade.
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BlossomHill Therapeutics will use its $150 million IPO proceeds to power the Phase 1/2 development of a non-small cell lung cancer drug, while Latigo Therapeutics will bring in more than $345 million for its late-stage non-opioid pain pill.
BioMarin’s discontinued drug showed biomarker benefits in a Phase 3 study for ENPP1 deficiency but these failed to translate to clinical improvements.
After launching in April, Hunter syndrome drug Avlayah surprised analysts with a strong first quarter, as patients rush to get access to Denali Therapeutics’ new option.
Analysts expect Replimune’s newly approved Tudriqev to reach $1.3 billion in peak sales in 2035.
BioVie’s stock fell by nearly 50% as the biotech claimed victory in a mid-stage Parkinson’s disease trial using an alternative endpoint to the primary clinical goal.
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Braveheart Bio has emerged on the Nasdaq with an upsized expected initial public offering—marking the public entrance of the twenty-second biotech this year.
Since stepping in as Sanofi’s CEO in April, Belén Garijo has launched a deep look at the pharma’s pipeline, reassessing assets based on “scientific merit” and potential for long-term value in the quest for a Dupixent follow-up.
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