BioSyent Acquires Oral Science Inc.

Pharmaron Acquires 82.54% of Biortus Biosciences

October 28, 2025

Healthcare Services

Pharmaron Beijing Co., Limited has entered into a definitive Share Purchase Agreement to acquire 82.54% of Biortus Biosciences Co., Ltd. and its affiliates. The transaction is expected to close after satisfaction of customary closing conditions and is intended to strengthen Pharmaron’s structure-based drug discovery and protein science capabilities.

AbbVie Acquires Syndesi Therapeutics

March 1, 2022

Biotechnology

AbbVie has acquired Syndesi Therapeutics for up to US$1.0 billion, including US$130 million upfront, to strengthen its neuroscience portfolio and accelerate Syndesi's lead SV2A program SDI-118 into later-stage development. Syndesi was a Novo Seeds / UCB spin-out backed by Novo Holdings and a syndicate of Belgian and international investors.

Cyrus Biotechnology Acquires Orthogonal Biologics and Raises $18M Series B

December 6, 2021

Biotechnology

Cyrus Biotechnology completed an acquisition of Orthogonal Biologics and closed an $18 million Series B financing to build an integrated software-and-screening pre-clinical biologics discovery firm. The financing was led by a syndicate including OrbiMed Advisors, Trinity Ventures, Agent Capital and other investors, with Selecta Bioscience joining as a strategic investor; the acquisition brings Orthogonal’s deep mutational scanning protein engineering capabilities into Cyrus’s computational discovery platform.

Innoviva Acquires Entasis Therapeutics

May 23, 2022

Biotechnology

Innoviva agreed to acquire the remaining shares of Entasis Therapeutics it did not already own for $2.20 per share in cash, valuing Entasis equity at about $113 million on a fully diluted basis. Innoviva completed the acquisition in July 2022, making Entasis a wholly owned subsidiary.

BioNTech Acquires Biotheus

February 3, 2025

Biotechnology

BioNTech SE has completed the acquisition of clinical-stage biotechnology company Biotheus for $800 million in cash and ADS consideration plus up to $150 million in milestone payments. The deal gives BioNTech full global rights to BNT327 and Biotheus' antibody platform, and adds a local R&D hub and biologics manufacturing facility in China to BioNTech's network to support its oncology strategy.

Incyte Acquires Escient Pharmaceuticals

April 23, 2024

Biotechnology

Incyte has agreed to acquire Escient Pharmaceuticals for $750 million plus Escient's net cash, adding two first‑in‑class oral MRGPR antagonists (EP262 and EP547) to its inflammation and autoimmunity portfolio. The acquisition, subject to customary closing conditions and HSR clearance, expands Incyte's pipeline in dermatology, chronic urticaria and pruritus with expected closing in 3Q 2024.