Akers Biosciences and MyMD Pharmaceuticals Announce Definitive Merger Agreement

Eli Lilly to Acquire Merida Biosciences

August 31, 2026

Biotechnology

Eli Lilly and Company has agreed to acquire Merida Biosciences for up to $2.875 billion in cash, including an upfront payment and contingent milestone payments. The acquisition is intended to expand Lilly’s precision immunology platform for selectively targeting disease-causing antibodies across autoimmune and allergic conditions, including Graves’ disease and thyroid eye disease.

Merck Acquires Terns Pharmaceuticals

March 26, 2026

Pharmaceuticals

Merck has agreed to acquire clinical-stage oncology company Terns Pharmaceuticals for approximately $6.7 billion (53.00 per share in cash). The deal is intended to add Terns’ lead asset TERN-701, an investigational oral allosteric BCR::ABL1 inhibitor for chronic myeloid leukemia, to Merck’s hematology/oncology pipeline.

Novo Nordisk to Acquire Akero Therapeutics for Up to $5.2 Billion

October 10, 2025

Pharmaceuticals

Akero Therapeutics announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Novo Nordisk A/S in a transaction valued at up to $5.2 billion in cash. Under the terms of the deal, Akero shareholders will receive $54.00 per share at closing plus a non-transferable Contingent Value Right (CVR) that could pay an additional $6.00 per share contingent on full U.S. regulatory approval of efruxifermin (EFX) for compensated cirrhosis associated with MASH.

GlycoMimetics to Acquire Crescent Biopharma (Merger to Operate as Crescent Biopharma, Inc.)

October 29, 2024

Healthcare Services

GlycoMimetics entered into an acquisition agreement with privately held oncology-focused biotechnology company Crescent Biopharma. The combined company will operate under the name Crescent Biopharma, Inc., advancing Crescent’s precision-engineered biologics for solid tumors, including the lead program CR-001, alongside ADC programs CR-002 and CR-003, supported by approximately $200 million in committed financing. GlycoMimetics stockholders approved the proposed merger in June 2025, and the combined company is expected to begin trading on Nasdaq on June 16, 2025 under the new ticker.

MEI Pharma and Infinity Pharmaceuticals Announce Definitive All-Stock Merger

February 24, 2023

Pharmaceuticals

MEI Pharma, Inc. and Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. entered into a definitive merger agreement for an all-stock transaction to form a combined clinical-stage oncology company. The merged organization will advance a pipeline of three clinical-stage oncology drug candidates, including eganelisib, voruciclib, and ME-344.

Merck to Acquire Acceleron Pharma Inc for $11.5B

September 30, 2021

Biotechnology

Merck (through a subsidiary) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Acceleron Pharma Inc for $180 per share in cash, for an approximate total equity value of $11.5 billion. The transaction will be completed via a tender offer followed by a merger, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to conditions including regulatory approvals and tender of at least a majority of outstanding shares.