This month we are providing you with an overview of deal analysis in the life sciences, covering partnering and M&A in August 2013.
Deal of the month
Collaborative R&D and licensing agreement for antibody-based therapeutics
Aug 05, 2013 - Bayer Healthcare, Compugen
Under the terms of the agreement, Bayer HealthCare and Compugen will jointly pursue a preclinical research program.Compugen will receive an upfront payment of USD 10 million, and is eligible to receive over USD 500 million in potential milestone payments for both programs, not including... more
Breaking news...
Acquisition agreement for Onyx Pharmaceuticals for $10.4 billion
Aug 26, 2013 - Amgen, Onyx Pharmaceuticals
Amgen agreed to buy Onyx Pharmaceuticals for about $10.4 billion in cash to gain access to the company’s three anticancer treatments... more
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Welcome to the September 2013 edition of Current Agreements Deals Update.
This month we are providing you with an overview of deal making activity in the life sciences, covering partnering, M&A and financings in August 2013.
Partnering activity continue at a very rapid pace as we enter the month of July. A total of 191partnering deals were announced during the month of August, with the top deal by value being the collaborative R&D and licensing agreement for antibody-based therapeutics. The deal had a headline value of USD 540 million. Further details can be viewed here.
On the M&A front 39 deals were announced , with the leading deal being the acquisition of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, in a deal valued at USD 10.4 billion. Full details here.
On the financings front we recorded 76 financing announcements, with the leading deal by value being the public offering for $1050 million entered by Boston Scientific. Full details here.
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The Top Ten
The following are the top 10 partnering deals and alliances by value, as announced in August 2013.
1. Collaborative R&D and licensing agreement for antibody-based therapeutics - Bayer Healthcare, Compugen - $540m
2. Spin out for specialty pharmaceutical company- Crealta Pharmaceuticals, GTCR Golder Rauner - $200m
3. Licensing agreement for anticancer technology - Eli Lilly, ImmunoGen - $200m
4. Contract service agreement for medical logistics- CACI International, US Air Force - $75m
5. Distribution agreement for urinary tract stents - Allium Medical Solutions, Beijing King Health - $58m
6. Asset purchase agreement for medical recliner business - Champion Manufacturing, Invacare - $45m
7. Grant award for $40.6 million for early translational research - California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Gladstone Institutes, Human BioMolecular Research Institute, Numerate, Salk Institute, Sanford Burnham Institute, Stanford University, UCLA, University of California Irvine, University of California, Davis, University of California, San Diego - $40.6m
8. Asset purchase agreement for 11 solid oral, ophthalmic, nasal spray, oral solution, syrup, and powder products - Breckenridge Pharmaceuticals, Cypress Pharmaceutical, Pernix Therapeutics - $30m
9. Licensing agreement for PF-06263507 - Oxford BioMedica, Pfizer - $28m
10. Licensing agreement for Captisol-enabled topiramate injection - CURx Pharmaceuticals, Ligand Pharmaceuticals - $21m
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Big pharma Partnering
August saw 17 partnering deals announced where big pharma were at least one of the parties to the deal.
Eli Lily were particularly active, leading partnering activity in August.
Eli Lilly partnering- August 2013
- Licensing agreement for anticancer technology - ImmunoGen
- Collaborative R&D agreement for peptide drug- Zealand Pharma
- Collaboration agreement for improved health care - Humana
- Collaboration agreement for cancer clinical research workshop - Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Eli lilly partnering report
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