Amgen Acquires ChemoCentryx

Amgen Acquires Teneobio for $900M with Up to $1.6B in Milestones

July 27, 2021

Biotechnology

Amgen agreed to acquire clinical-stage biotechnology company Teneobio for $900 million in upfront cash plus potential contingent milestone payments up to $1.6 billion. The acquisition adds Teneobio's heavy-chain antibody discovery platform, bispecific/multispecific antibody technologies and a Phase 1 T-cell engager (TNB-585), strengthening Amgen's antibody research capabilities and oncology pipeline.

Amgen Completes Acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics plc

October 6, 2023

Biotechnology

Amgen completed the acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics plc for $116.50 per share in cash, valuing the transaction at approximately $27.8 billion. The deal expands Amgen's inflammation and rare-disease portfolio by adding Horizon's medicines (including TEPEZZA, KRYSTEXXA and UPLIZNA) and strengthens Amgen's biologics R&D, manufacturing and global commercial capabilities.

AbbVie to Acquire ImmunoGen for $10.1 Billion

November 30, 2023

Biotechnology

AbbVie has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ImmunoGen for $31.26 per share in cash, valuing the company at approximately $10.1 billion. The deal gives AbbVie commercial rights to ELAHERE (mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx) and ImmunoGen's ADC pipeline, expanding AbbVie's oncology capabilities; the transaction is expected to close in mid-2024 subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.

Sorrento Therapeutics Acquires ACEA Therapeutics

June 1, 2021

Biotechnology

Sorrento Therapeutics completed the acquisition of ACEA Therapeutics, making ACEA a wholly owned subsidiary and issuing Sorrento common stock plus contingent milestone and royalty payments. The deal adds multiple clinical- and preclinical-stage new chemical entities (including abivertinib) to Sorrento's oncology and immunotherapy pipeline and expands its development and manufacturing footprint in China and North America.

BioNTech Acquires Neon Therapeutics

January 16, 2020

Biotechnology

BioNTech SE will acquire Neon Therapeutics, Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $67.0 million. Neon, a Cambridge-based developer of neoantigen-targeted T cell therapies, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of BioNTech to expand BioNTech’s T cell therapy capabilities and U.S. presence.

Novartis AG Acquires Chinook Therapeutics

June 12, 2023

Biotechnology

Novartis AG agreed to acquire Chinook Therapeutics for $40 per share in cash, with contingent value rights of up to $4 per share tied to regulatory milestones —bringing total consideration to as much as approximately $3.5 billion. The acquisition, approved by both companies' boards, brings Chinook's kidney-disease pipeline into Novartis' renal portfolio and was expected to close in the second half of 2023 subject to customary conditions.